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Kendra AndrewsESPN
SAN FRANCISCO — Center James WisemanHe has been cleared to continue his rehabilitation, which will include two G League matches with Santa Cruz. Golden State WarriorsTuesday,
Wiseman is the second overall draft pick for 2020. Since April, he has been suffering from a meniscus injury that has kept him out of the game. In his rookie season, he played only 39 games.
Wiseman had originally planned a repair procedure that would have a nine-month recovery period. This was changed after Wiseman suffered a setback in September that required a scope as well as a cleanup operation.
In January, he returned to solo work and in February, he went back to team work (including scrimmaging).
While a return date to NBA games is not yet set, Wiseman can play in the G League and be back on the court with Golden State shortly.
Steve Kerr, Warriors coach, stated last week that “What I will always keep going back to is this guy need reps.” He needs to do a thousand reps, and he also needs to be trained. Let’s be realistic. He is optimistic about his future. As long as he gets enough reps, he will be a phenomenal player.
ESPN sources told ESPN that Wiseman is unlikely to crack the rotation at this stage in the season. However, he could get some playing time.
Wiseman will appear first with Santa Cruz Thursday at Stockton Kings before facing off against the G League At Chase Center in San Francisco Sunday.