Friday, for the first time in months, Karl-Anthony Towns practiced fully. From A to Z, full participation, live action, the works.
It was something both Towns and the Wolves needed, something a glitch in the schedule allowed. Late in the season, coming off a cliff-hanging victory over Atlanta, the Wolves had a four-day gap between games. That allowed for a day off, then a practice before a flight to San Francisco for the start of a crucial three-game road swing at Golden State on Sunday.
That road trip: at Golden State, at Sacramento, at Phoenix. When the Wolves (37-37) return home from that trip, with five games left in the regular season, they will have a much clearer feel for where they stand in the Western Conference pecking order.