Soreness delays Foye's return

Last update: January 16, 2008 - 9:17 PM

Timberwolves guard Randy Foye's return to full practices is expected to be delayed until next week because of muscle soreness that coach Randy Wittman likened to what Foye's teammates experienced in training camp in October.

On Monday, Wittman was hopeful Foye could participate in contact practice Wednesday or today for the first time since October, but he is expected only to run and jump today and is not scheduled to accompany the team on a three-game Western road trip that opens Friday in Phoenix.

Foye, out all season because of a kneecap stress reaction, will stay behind and work on his own. He might participate fully in practice for the first time on Tuesday after the team returns home.

"We need to get him through that training-camp soreness before we get him in there live," Wittman said. "We don't want him to go out there with soreness and compensate for it by doing something else to himself. We've got to be smart here."

JERRY ZGODA

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