Overview
- The Thunder said the irritation-causing screw was taken out during a follow-up procedure on Williams' right wrist late in his return-to-play ramp-up.
- The operation was performed by Dr. Steven Shin at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles with Oklahoma City medical staff present, the same surgeon who handled the July repair.
- Williams tore the scapholunate ligament in early April, played through the postseason, and had the initial repair on July 1.
- His season debut is delayed further, and he will have missed at least the first 11 games before the next update, according to ESPN.
- Oklahoma City has opened 6-0 with expanded minutes for Luguentz Dort, Cason Wallace, Aaron Wiggins and Ajay Mitchell, while Williams returns on a new extension that includes All-NBA-based supermax escalators.