Anthony Edwards Tells Teammates He Plans To Return During Series Against Spurs

Edwards did not practice Saturday but was on the court afterward getting shots up. Edwards suffered a hyperextension and bone bruise in his left knee during Game 4 against Denver and did not play the final 2.5 games of Minnesota's first-round series. The Wolves advanced without him, winning two of those three games. Anytime you can get someone that's been hurt back, especially Ant, just the gravity that he carries, even him just being on the court will help us out a lot, forward Jaden McDaniels said. Whenever he's ready, I told him we're going to hold it down until he gets ready. Finch had signaled optimism about Edwards' availability before the Denver series ended, saying the Wolves would be lucky enough to get him back if they advanced. His right knee, which caused him to miss 11 of the final 14 regular season games, may also benefit from the additional rest. Guard Ayo Dosunmu, who averaged 21.8 points against Denver, remains day to day with a sore right calf. Game 2 is Wednesday at San Antonio.