Malik Williams remains day-to-day with an undisclosed issue after sitting out Monday's preseason game against Utah. The Spurs center has no designation tying him to Wednesday's preseason game against the Suns, and his timeline to a return is not announced.
What happened
Williams is listed as day-to-day as of Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 1:36 p.m. ET, unchanged from his previous designation. He had been out with the same undisclosed issue before moving to day-to-day on Thursday, Oct. 8. Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News reported that Williams, dealing with an undisclosed problem, was out for Monday's preseason game against Utah. No further detail on the injury has been disclosed, and no expected return date has been announced.
What it means for the Spurs
San Antonio is set to play the Suns on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET in the preseason, with the team carrying a 0-0 record since the 2026-27 regular season has not started. Williams has no season averages on record to replace. In games without him, San Antonio's workload has leaned on 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), Victor Wembanyama (29.2 minutes, 25.0 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). There is no record split with and without him yet, since no regular-season games have been played.
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether Williams' day-to-day status changes ahead of further preseason action. An expected return has not been announced. San Antonio's preseason schedule continues with Wednesday's game against the Suns, and Williams' next appearance on an injury report will be the first indicator of where he stands.
Is Malik Williams playing vs the Suns?
Williams is day-to-day with an undisclosed issue as of Wednesday afternoon. He is not listed as out for that specific game, but his previous absence came against Utah on Monday with the same issue, and no update on his status for the Suns game has been announced.
When will Malik Williams be back?
An expected return has not been announced. He remains day-to-day with an undisclosed issue.