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Kendra AndrewsGAME
golden empire warriors front Andrew Wiggins is about to return to the team and is expected to return earlier this week, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday.
Wiggins, who has missed 22 games in a row because of family work, is expected to return to the Bay Area in the next 24 hours, sources told Wojnarowski.
It’s unclear how many games Wiggins will play in the final three games of the season, but his return will give enough time to prepare for the play-in tournament and the knockouts that begin next week. The Warriors are currently the sixth seed at the Western Conference.
Golden State has been hoping Wiggins will be able to return soon but is in the works with no clear timeline on when he might return.
“We’d love to have him and hopefully that will happen, because we want to be whole and I’m sure he wants to be a part of this,” Stephen’s Curry said last week. “But when he walks in the door, it will be the right time for him. That’s the kind of expectation at this point.”
Warriors coach Steve Kerr said that Wiggins has been training daily while away from the team, but when he returns to team facilities, coaching and medical staff will assess his fitness and condition. to determine when he can return to play. play. Wiggins has missed a total of 41 games this season due to soreness in his left foot, strained adductor muscle and a bout of non-COVID-19 illness.
Last summer, Wiggins signed a four-year contract extension after he had an All-Star year and played a key role in the Warriors’ championship campaign. He’s averaging 17.1 points and 5.0 rebounds this season while scoring nearly 40% from 3.
The Warriors entered the standings Monday night with a four-way tie in the losing column for the last two guaranteed playoff spots in the Western Conference.
