Wittman said he hopes point guard Sebastian Telfair can practice next week if his sprained left ankle heals.
But the coach doesn’t expect Telfair to play in any games this week.
Telfair has missed the past five games, including Monday night’s
meeting with the Los Angeles Clippers.
 
"I’ve still got some soreness in about three spots
in my ankle and foot, but it’s getting a lot better. I’m able to walk,"
said Telfair, adding he hopes he soon will able to shed the protective
boot he has been wearing.
 
 
 
Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site with various (audio) interviews from players and others from this weekend’s games at Seattle and Portland.
 
 
 
Closer to home, Wolves coach Randy Wittman will hand the whistle over
to assistant coach Jerry Sichting for Thursday’s practice so he can fly
to California in the morning to watch his son, Ryan, play for Cornell
that afternoon against third-seeded Stanford in Anaheim. Then Wittman
will catch a red-eye flight for Indianapolis, where he is scheduled to
arrive in time for the team’s Friday morning shootaround before that
night’s game against the Pacers.
 
 
 
Veteran center Michael Doleac was back on the bench with the team after
the two-game Western road trip. He and his wife, Shannon, still are
awaiting the birth of their child, due any day.