<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Already At Work</p><span style="font-style: italic">Sep 18</span> - Since last week, the Hornets have had up to seven players participate in volunteer workouts, including point guard Chris Paul and swingman Morris Peterson. </p> "It's good for the atmosphere and for the culture of the team to have guys anxious to go to work," Hornets General Manager Jeff Bower said. "Given our situation this year, it makes a lot of sense for guys to be here early and get settled into their home environments as well." </p> </p> Some players are practicing early to improve on weaknesses, while others show up because they know Byron Scott plans to conduct a tough training camp and competition among backups at several positions is expected to be intense.</p> </div></p> -- New Orleans Times-Picayune </p>
