Barea back, will play tonight at San Antonio

J.J. Barea has re-joined the Wolves and will play tonight in San Antonio.

At least he will try to.

He says he feels much better than he did Wednesday in Oklahoma City, when he said he woke up after playing against Atlanta in Minneapolis the night before and could barely move.

"A lot better now," he said. "Feels great. Now I'm almost back to normal."

Barea said the "good news" is he only has a slightly herniated L5 back disk.

"It was better than what I thought it was going to be," he said.

He says he's feeling better after getting an epidural steroid injection and rehab that includes an exercise program he says he'll have to do 30 minutes a day, one he hopes to alleviate the issue.

"We took care of it pretty quick," he said. "I think it was the right thing to do."

Barea's presence, if he can play meaningful minutes, gives acting head coach Terry Porter four guards again, or 3.5 if you count Ricky Rubio with limited minutes as less than a full player.

A couple other things:

* The Wolves seem close to signing French swingman Mickael Gelabale once Lazar Hayward's 10-day contract expires.

A European Internet report Sunday said Gelebale had reached agreement with an NBA team.

He did say there was a deal, but did say, "I heard there was a report. We are working on some things."

* Terry Porter will coach the team tonight and tomorrow night in Dallas.

Porter said before tonight's game that Rick Adelman won't return to coach before this four-game trip ends in Dallas.