Flip Saunders says it will be up to Kevin Garnett to decide if he can play games on consecutive nights the rest of the season. Today it appears he's still listening to his body.

Garnett was uncertain at the morning shootaround in Chicago if he'll play against the Bulls tonight.

If you have tickets for Saturday's home game against Memphis, worry not.

"My thing is just being productive," he said. "All year, I've been having issues with back-to-backs. I've tried to practice as much as I can. I want to be productive. The situation, I haven't done most back to backs. This year, I told 'em, we'll see how it goes, be patient with me with that and I don't see that probably changing or nothing."

Asked if he'll play tonight, he said, "We'll see, we'll see. If not tonight, definitely tomorrow. The thing is here is the long haul and the bigger picture here and trying to be productive."

If he does play, he'll face Bulls big man Joakim Noah. The two have a long, competitive history together, most recently in a November game when Garnett looked like he was going to chomp on Noah's fingers as the two pushed for position.

"I know how to bite somebody," Garnett told reporters that night with a laugh. "Obviously I was messing around in that moment. If I wanted to bite him, I'd have just … shout out to Mike Tyson."

Chicago reporters this morning tried to get Noah to join in on the feel-good story that is Garnett returning home to the franchise where he played his first 12 seasons.

Like Garnett pretended to bite him, Noah pretended to be touched by it all.

Asked if he didn't think it was a "cool" storyline, Noah answered, "So cool, man. Unbelievable, great story. Puts butterflies in my stomach."

Garnett's return is nothing but an afterthought here in Chicago, where the big news today is that Derrick Rose had another knee surgery this morning but walked out of it on his own and could return in four to six weeks, before the end of the regular season.

Garnett expounded when asked about Rose's third knee surgery in the last few years.

"Oh, man, the D-Rose situation is very unfortunate, man, that type of injury. He's young, such a promising future and a lot of hopes for him. It's just sad to see him have to go through injuries, go through this tough part of his career. I'm just hoping he makes the best decision for himself. Not just for himself, but his family. I know he has kids and a family that loves him and I want him to think about that before basketball.

"Basketball is always going to be here for him. He can always pick a ball up and go hoop, but to walk around and be who you are and be free, run around with your kids and be yourself is more important. I always say the game of life is bigger than the game of basketball, so D-Rose take care of yourself, man, and do what's best for you.

"The hell with what they're talking about. Do what's best for you and your family and take care of yourself. God bless."