Anthony Edwards is available to play for the Timberwolves‘ game against the Knicks tonight after missing his previous four games, reports ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). Stefan Bondy, of the New York Post, adds (via Twitter) that Edwards will not be on a minutes restriction.
Edwards was diagnosed with a right hamstring strain on October 27 after exiting the previous night’s game against the Pacers after just three minutes of play.
In his first two games of the season, Edwards was averaging 36.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, and three assists, while continuing his hot shooting streak from the previous season by going 8-for-16 from three.
The Wolves managed to win the Pacers game 114 to 110, and split the next four games, with wins against the Hornets and Nets and losses to the Nuggets and Lakers. They face a Knicks team coming off back-to-back wins against the Bulls and Wizards.
Head coach Chris Finch said of Edwards’ return, “*He’s itching to play,*” writes Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic (Twitter link). Missing these four games marked the second-longest absence of his career, Krawczynski writes, behind only a six-game stretch he missed due to COVID-19 in his sophomore season.