The Minnesota Timberwolves will have to wait at least one more game to get back to full strength as Rudy Gobert has been ruled out for Friday night's game against the Miami Heat, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch told reporters pregame.

Wiggins will return Saturday from a five-game absence due to a sprained right ankle, which will likely send Pelle Larsson back to the bench. Wiggins has averaged 17.8 points on 37.2 percent shooting, 4.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.0 blocks over 35.3 minutes per game in his first six outings with the Heat.

Zachary Weinberger is a credentialed Miami Heat reporter and an Associate Editor covering the NBA at-large, NCAA Football, and NCAA Basketball for ClutchPoints. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022, covering sports at the FAU University Press and later at The Palm Beach Post.

The Heat could have its full preferred starting lineup intact on Saturday for the first time in almost two weeks.

Miami Heat players Jaime Jaquez and Andrew Wiggins will not play tonight against the New York Knicks at Kaseya Center. Both players are dealing with ankle injuries. Here's the full injury report: INJURY REPORT HEAT Andrew Wiggins: Out - ankle Isaiah Stevens: Out - G League Keshad Johnson: Out - G League Nikola Jovic: Out - Hand Jaime Jaquez: Out- ankle Betting line: Heat +5.

In Friday’s win over Toronto, Heat newcomer Andrew Wiggins demonstrated his ability to carry Jimmy Butler‘s scoring load, taking control late in the game and emerging as a reliable closer in crunch-time situations.