After trying a number of different approaches to rehabbing his sore right hip, Wolves backup forward/center Ronny Turiaf traveled to New York Sunday, where he will have surgery on the hip Tuesday.

"He's been trying the last few weeks," Wolves coach Flip Saunders said. "He's gone through some different situations to try to rehab that. We came to the conclusion that he's going to have surgery.''

Turiaf has appeared in just two games this season, getting one rebound and two assists in 18-plus minutes of playing time. He spent the first five games and the last 14 on the inactive list.

Saunders said more would be known after the surgery – which will be performed by Dr. Bryan Kelly at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York – but that Turiaf will be out a long while. "It's a matter of if it's going to be a while or be the season," Saunders said.

Meanwhile, it appears that guard Mo Williams (back spasms) will miss his sixth straight game tonight.