After the overtime win over the Clippers on Thursday, Bulls forward Patrick admitted to the media that he was still dealing with a sore ankle when he returned for the start of this regular season, and didn’t tell anyone.
He didn’t look right in the five games he did play in, but it wasn’t the ankle that would sidelined him for months. It was in that game against the Knicks that Williams badly injured his left wrist and was headed for surgery that kept him sidelined until a few weeks ago.
“Playing one year in college and being 19 years old, there’s so much he doesn’t know,’’ coach Billy Donovan said, when informed of what Williams admitted a few days prior.