Overview
- Franz Wagner, sidelined since February 11 with a high left ankle sprain, returned Wednesday in Orlando’s 130-101 home loss to Atlanta.
- The 24-year-old forward played 20 minutes under a restriction and finished with 12 points on 5-for-13 shooting with two assists and one rebound.
- His activation followed a pregame upgrade to questionable and on-court warmups after recent 5-on-5 work that coach Jamahl Mosley said showed he was progressing well.
- The loss completed a 4-0 season sweep for the Hawks and left the Magic at 40-36 in eighth place with road games next in Dallas on Friday and New Orleans on Sunday.
- Wagner has now appeared in 29 games this season and is averaging 21.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.6 assists, with Orlando also managing injuries to Anthony Black and Jonathan Isaac.