Their most energetic, productive player way back when the Timberwolves held training camp in San Diego, reserve forward Shabazz Muhammad has all but disappeared from coach Tom Thibdoeau’s rotation recently.
Thibodeau addressed an underperforming and/or underused bench by shortening it and relied mainly upon veteran Jamal Crawford and big man Gorgui Dieng while reserve forward Nemanja Bjelica’s foot injury lingers.
Muhammad, meanwhile, didn’t play in four of the past five games and played only seven-plus minutes combined in two others these last two weeks.
Thibodeau praised Muhammad’s versatility and called “huge” the free agent signing that brought him back for a fifth season.