BOSTON — Robert Williams smiled often over the past month, checking box after box in his recovery, but staying tight-lipped about the exact timing of his return. This time, he wasn’t in a rush, so when conditioning slowed down confidence he’d play on the west coast trip he traveled with the team for the entirety for, Williams held back from returning too soon.
The grins and excitement spread across other faces at Friday’s shootaround, though Williams himself wasn’t present for the open portion. He’s officially listed as questionable for tonight’s game against the Magic. Both Adrian Wojnarowksi and Shams Charania reported he’ll play, and Malcolm Brogdon all but confirmed that’s the case in welcoming Rob and Al Horford back from the birth of his fifth child.