On Tuesday, Warriors basketball operations president Bob Myers said in an interview that Wiseman will take the next step in his recovery. "I think he's going to play 5-on-5 today. So that would be fine," Miles said.
Wiseman hasn't played in 10 months. The 7-foot-1 center would have returned earlier but had to undergo a second cleanup operation in December, which delayed his comeback. Last week, Wiseman trained 3-on-3 for his first confrontational training in 10 months. It's a good sign, and it means he's one step closer to coming back.
With Wiseman and Draymond Green both sidelined by injury, the Warriors have struggled to grab rebounds and defend the paint. Golden State Warriors' defensive problems and lack of depth up frontcourt led fans to call on Miles to bring in a big man from the buyout market.
Miles said Tuesday that the Warriors will be watching the buyout market, but doesn't see it as an obvious way to improve the team.
"We'll look at the buyout market," Miles said. "I don't know how you would rate the buyout market. Buying out the market is fun. We've done it before and we'll probably do it again. ”
"But it's not as easy as some people think, 'This guy is going to solve all our problems.'" You're talking about our paint defense, but you can also talk about our outside defense. ”
For Miles, the return of Green and Wiseman should be all the Warriors need to solve the problem of depth and rebounding up front.
"If we think Draymond or Wiseman is not going to come back and we think certain players are really going to help us, we're going to do it," Miles said. "But at this stage, no big man will obviously fit our philosophy."
"Because it's not just about taking a big man and saying he's going to rebound and block. Our offense is complex. Our coaches like small men. When Draymond and Wiseman come back, plus Bjelica and Looney, we already have four centers and Cumminga can even play that position, so that's five centers. We think and hope that this is enough to guarantee the game this season. ”
Meniscal rehabilitation is unpredictable. But Wiseman completed his first confrontational training session and started 5-on-5 training, which bodes well and shows that he is getting closer and closer to a return.