In accordance with the Wolves, the plan is for Edwards to be reevaluated in every week or two, with additional updates to be supplied when out there.
Whereas that timeline doesn’t essentially give us a transparent concept of when Edwards will be capable to return, it suggests he’ll miss a minimum of three video games past Tuesday’s contest towards Phoenix, even when he’s reevaluated and cleared one week from Tuesday. Minnesota hosts the Jazz on Wednesday and the Path Blazers on Friday earlier than visiting the Celtics in Boston on Sunday.
Edwards, 24, has been having fun with a profession yr for the Timberwolves, averaging 29.5 factors, 5.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.4 steals in 35.5 minutes per sport, with a taking pictures line of .492/.402/.796.
After incomes a spot on the All-NBA second group in every of the previous two seasons, he’s making a case for first group honors in 2025-26 — however he’ll must play in a minimum of eight of Minnesota’s 14 remaining video games to qualify for end-of-season awards. He has appeared in 58 contests up to now, however a type of 58 received’t rely towards the 65-game minimum since he exited after simply three minutes.
The Wolves, in the meantime, are within the midst of a aggressive race for postseason seeding within the Western Convention. Coming into Tuesday’s video games, they’re the No. 6 seed at 41-27, however they’re solely a half-game behind the No. 4 Rockets and two video games up on the No. 7 Suns, their opponent tonight.
Whereas Minnesota actually received’t need to rush again its franchise participant, the group would possibly want his assist sooner reasonably than later to safe a assured playoff spot.
