Thunder forward Jaylin Williams moved from out to day-to-day on the Sunday night injury report with right wrist soreness. The report lists his expected return as Monday, the date of the Thunder's game against the Suns.
What happened
Jaylin Williams will not return to Sunday's game against the Clippers because of right wrist soreness, Nick Crain of SLAM reports. The injury report updated at 9:26 PM ET on Sunday, Oct. 25, and lists Williams as day-to-day with a right wrist and arm issue. His previous status was out. Earlier this season he appeared on the report on Oct. 6 as day-to-day with a heel and leg issue. That was cleared on Oct. 19. The report gives Oct. 26 as his expected return date. No further detail on the wrist has been announced.
What it means for the Thunder
Oklahoma City is 2-0 and holds the third seed. It plays the Suns on Monday, Oct. 26, at 8:00 PM ET. Whether Williams plays has not been announced. In two games he has averaged 16.0 minutes, 4.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists. If he sits, the minutes go to the rest of the rotation. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has averaged 26.7 minutes and 18.0 points in the box scores without him. Jalen Williams has 24.0 minutes and Chet Holmgren 22.5. Isaiah Hartenstein has 16.4 minutes. Cason Wallace is also day-to-day with a left shoulder issue.
What to watch
The next update to the injury report will settle Williams' status for the Suns game on Monday night at 8:00 PM ET. The report lists Oct. 26 as his expected return, but he is still day-to-day and nothing beyond that has been announced. Wallace's left shoulder is the other day-to-day item on the Thunder's report. Otega Oweh, Nikola Topic and Thomas Sorber are listed as out.
Is Jaylin Williams playing vs the Suns?
Not announced. He is day-to-day with right wrist soreness, and the injury report lists Oct. 26, the day of the Suns game, as his expected return. The game is at 8:00 PM ET.
When will Jaylin Williams be back?
The injury report lists Oct. 26 as his expected return. He is day-to-day, and the Thunder have not announced anything further.