SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders was expecting to be away from his family and his 6-month-old, Lucas, over Christmas with the Wolves in the middle of a four-game road trip.
But Saunders got a surprise. The team gave him a ticket back to Minnesota so he could be with Lucas for his first Christmas.
The Wolves stayed in San Francisco after Monday’s game against the Warriors and practiced there Tuesday. After that practice, Saunders flew home, spent Christmas morning in Minnesota with his family and flew back to Sacramento on Wednesday night.
“It means a lot,” Saunders said.