SID's JOTTINGS

• In the Timberwolves' 104-98 loss to Washington on Wednesday, former DeLaSalle standout Alan Anderson was tremendous, scoring 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 4-of-7 from three-point range. Former DeLaSalle coach Dave Thorson was in the front row cheering his player on. Anderson, who has resurrected his NBA career after playing around the globe from 2007 to 2011, injured his ankle in October but made his season debut for the Wizards on Feb. 24.

• David Benedict, the Gophers deputy athletic director who was in charge of the football program in 2012 and 2013 under former AD Norwood Teague, has been named the athletic director at Connecticut. Benedict had been serving as the chief operating officer at Auburn since leaving the Gophers.

• It has been a busy couple of weeks for Kris Humphries, the former Hopkins and Gophers standout. Humphries played his first 28 games this season with the Wizards and averaged 6.4 points and 4.1 rebounds in 16.6 minutes per game. Then he was traded to Phoenix on Feb. 18 in a deal for Markieff Morris. Humphries played in three games for the Suns and averaged 7.3 points and 8.0 rebounds in 18.5 minutes. Then he was cut by Phoenix, cleared waivers and was signed by the Atlanta Hawks on March 1. Humphries is earning $3.8 million this season.

• Jake Gardiner, the former Edina hockey star, got the lone goal for Toronto in the Maple Leafs' 2-1 home loss to the Wild on Thursday. The defenseman, who is in his fifth season with Toronto, entered Saturday with six goals and 17 assists in 60 games.

• Dan Johnson, the former Blaine baseball standout who has played 11 major league seasons as a first baseman, including last year with the Cardinals, is set to sign a minor league contract with his former team the Rays, but the word is that Johnson is going to attempt to be a knuckleball pitcher.