MILWAUKEE -- The Mavericks' plane touched down shortly after midnight here, 80 miles east of Wesley Matthews' hometown of Madison, Wis., in the early minutes of a pair of days he mentally has had circled all season.
A gratifying homecoming, yes.
Joyful circumstances, no.
The Mavericks (20-25) have lost three straight and six of their last eight and we all know how cranky that makes 32-year-old Matthews.
Also, by most measures Matthews is having his best season as a Maverick, but reporters and fans are more fixated on whether he will be dealt before the Feb.