Julius Randle returned to the Timberwolves’ lineup on Sunday in Phoenix after missing Minnesota’s last month of action.

Randle is playing for the first time since Jan. 30 Sunday night after an extended absence due to a groin injury.

Those injuries have been the latest problem for Minnesota in a disappointing follow-up to last year's trip to the Western Conference finals. The Timberwolves are 5-8 since Randle's injury. At 32-29, they currently hold the No. 9 seed in the West and would therefore need to win two Play-In games just to reach the playoffs.