Overview
- In Wednesday’s 119-109 loss in Boston, Jalen Williams logged 24 minutes in his second game back from a right hamstring strain.
- Head coach Mark Daigneault said the team is managing his workload and is not looking at 30-minute nights yet.
- The comeback began Monday against Philadelphia, when Williams posted 18 points and six assists in 20 minutes.
- Williams called the return a mental and physical hurdle and said traveling with the team for rehab kept him engaged.
- Reports note Oklahoma City has gone 37-8 without him yet warn another hamstring pull could end his season and weaken their title defense.