Last week, when the rest of the Thunder was on the road, Kenrich Williams was back in Oklahoma City, diligently rehabbing the right ankle sprain he sustained the day after Thanksgiving against the Washington Wizards.
Williams took care of his body, working with Thunder Director of Medical Services Donnie Strack and his staff. He took it slow through his workouts and the Thunder didn’t rush him. Kenrich’s return was on his timetable – at age 27 there’s a professional understanding of how he needs to feel physically to go out and be his ferocious self for 20-ish minutes of NBA action.