On Tuesday, when Dream Green played for the first time in two months, the Warriors took another step toward health. Green's comeback helped the Warriors beat the Wizards 126-112 at chase center. With Green's return, the Warriors' recovery focus shifted to Wiseman.
Wiseman has been off the field for 11 months since a knee injury last season. Last week, he played two games with the Santa Cruz Warriors in the development league, one with 18 points and six rebounds and one with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Today, Wiseman has one more game to play in the G-League. After the game, he will be given the opportunity to return to the NBA.
Warriors Basketball Operations President Bob Myers told Bay Area Media that while there are no definitive plans, Wiseman could make a comeback as early as next Monday against the San Antonio Spurs.
"It's a bit of an open bet," Miles said. "We'll take advantage of the days off to practice together. We'll see how it goes and then decide if he needs to continue playing in the development league or if he's ready, Kerr will put him in the rotation. But I think we'll have him play some NBA games and get some playing time. If we don't, it's not fair for him or his teammates to have him in the playoffs. I don't think it's a good idea. ”
"(The NBA comeback debut) may be getting closer," Miles continued. "I don't know if it's five days later or seven days later. But here it comes. Hopefully we'll have 10 games to scout him and put him in the position where we're going to use him. At this point, the truth is that we haven't written a script yet. We want to continue to watch him perform in the G-League. ”
Wiseman scored 18 points on his development league debut and then 19 points on Sunday. Although he only played two games since his comeback, Miles is happy with what he sees from Wiseman.
"If I'm going to evaluate it, the first game, I think, is really great," Miles said. "In control. The biggest improvement I've seen is rebounding. I saw a big leap forward, in the position of grabbing rebounds, to secure rebounds. His ability to end is elite. When he gets the ball near the basket, he's elite. ”
"He was more comprehensive in the second game. But the NBA is different from the G League, he needs to figure out what our team needs... When he's with us, I think it's going to be a lot of high cover and rotational removal. We need his basket height. The last time we had a player of this type was McGee. We need it a lot. ”
The Warriors finally got Green back, and the All-Star forward gave the Golden State Warriors much-needed vibrancy. Andre iguodala and Wiseman should not be too far behind. At the end of the season, we can finally wait for the fully formed Warriors.