So here's how it went when Greg Monroe finally made it from Washington, D.C., to Minneapolis — through Chicago — Monday. He left D.C. at 7 a.m., got to town about noon, tested for COVID-19, got a little rest, then got to Target Center after 4 p.m., ready to start his 10-day contract.
Monroe was trying to learn the names of teammates he'd be passing the ball to in a matter of hours. The other players were doing the same.
"It was weird man,'' Jaylen Nowell said. "He came in. We were just kind of giving head nods, things like that.