The Timberwolves held three of their starters out of Tuesday's 121-111 preseason victory over Miami.
Point guard D'Angelo Russell, along with centers Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns, sat out the first game the Wolves played this season.
Given that, there wasn't much to glean from a stylistic or schematic standpoint pertaining to how the Wolves will look this season, especially on the defensive end, given Gobert's presence there.
But there were a few individual performances that stood out for the Wolves in a good way as the season opener nears Oct. 19.
Nowell looks comfortable
When the team announced Russell would sit out, the conventional wisdom might have said Jordan McLaughlin would get the start at point guard.