Greg Monroe, newest Wolf, worked hard for chance to return to NBA

Center Greg Monroe’s first NBA game in more than two years ended with him scoring 11 points, getting nine rebounds and dishing six assists in 25 minutes in the Wolves’ 108-103 victory over the Celtics on Monday,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…