Malik Williams moved from out to day-to-day on the injury report issued Thursday at 10:01 PM ET, after sitting out the Spurs' preseason game against the Hawks with an undisclosed issue. He is listed with an expected return of Oct. 10.
What happened
Malik Williams was out for Thursday's preseason game against the Hawks with an undisclosed issue, listed under the other category. The Spurs then upgraded him to day-to-day on the injury report issued Thursday at 10:01 PM ET. Matt Guzman of SI.com reported that Williams was out for Thursday's preseason game against the Hawks. No further detail on the issue has been announced. The report lists an expected return date of Oct. 10.
What it means for the Spurs
San Antonio is 0-0 with the 2026-27 season still to start, so there is no record with or without Williams and no season line for him yet. In the games he has missed, the minutes at center and forward have gone to Victor Wembanyama (29.2 minutes, 25.0 points), De'Aaron Fox (31.0 minutes, 18.6 points), Devin Vassell (30.5 minutes, 13.9 points), Stephon Castle (30.0 minutes, 16.7 points), Julian Champagnie (27.6 minutes, 11.1 points), Harrison Barnes (25.8 minutes, 9.9 points), Keldon Johnson (23.3 minutes, 13.2 points) and Dylan Harper (22.6 minutes, 11.8 points). The Spurs' next game on the schedule is against the Hawks.
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether Williams practices or gets closer to game action as the preseason continues. His expected return is listed as Oct. 10. Beyond that, no further timeline has been announced, and his status for upcoming preseason games is not announced.
Is Malik Williams playing vs the Hawks?
He was out for Thursday's preseason game against the Hawks with an undisclosed issue. His status for the next game against the Hawks is not announced.
When will Malik Williams be back?
The injury report lists an expected return date of Oct. 10. No further timeline has been announced.