The Wolves' search to fill their final two roster spots has brought free-agent center Hassan Whiteside to Target Center this afternoon for a workout.
The former second-round pick was released in July by Sacramento. The Wolves sent a scout to Houston to watch him play last week and now have brought him to Minneapolis in their search for another center, preferably one with some length and athleticism to complement Nikola Pekovic and Greg Steimsma.
He worked out with David Kahn, R.J. Adelman and Rob Babcock looking on.
Whiteside, 23, has played just 111 minutes in 19 career NBA games over the last two years.
That's partly because of knee and ankle injuries, partly because he's a thin 7-footer who has shot-blocking potential but little clue yet about how to play the NBA game.
Here's a HoopsWorld video interview done with him on Tuesday in Houston before he left for Minnesota and his Wolves workout.
Certainly, he's a project, but at this point the Wolves' options are limited.
They're almost right at the salary cap, so right now can only offer a league minimum contract to such players as Anthony Tolliver and Mehmet Okur unless they make a trade to clear salary from their current books.