Karl-Anthony Towns Has No Timetable to Return from Wrist Injury, Per T-Wolves HC

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns has "no definitive timetable" to return from a dislocated left wrist, head coach Ryan Saunders said, per Chris Hine of the Star Tribune.

The Timberwolves announced the official diagnosis on Sunday, noting Towns suffered the injury during Saturday's game against the Utah Jazz. Towns will not need to undergo surgery, and he will be evaluated weekly as he undergoes treatment.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported there is "optimism" that it will be a short-term absence.

Towns landed on his wrist with just over five minutes remaining in regulation against Utah—the same wrist he fractured last year and cost him the final 12 games of the season. Towns was able to reenter the game as Minnesota won 116-111. He finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds.

"I couldn't catch anything," Towns told reporters afterward. "I was really there more just to be a distraction on the court. I just was there in case my team needed me."

The 25-year-old said he didn't want to leave the bench and receive treatment during the game, believing he could still contribute to the T-Wolves, even if that meant just providing support from the sidelines.

"I didn't want to just quit the game and go get X-rays and stuff," Towns said. "I wanted to be available in case my team needed me, and just be out there cheering them on. I did what I had to do."