<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Evaluating a basketball player's talent can be a finicky process. A few good pre-draft workouts can turn heads and start a buzz. Antoine Wright is a living example. Wright, a Texas A&M junior, has benefited from workouts as much as any player in the draft. Projected to be a shooting guard in the NBA, Wright has dazzled general managers and coaches with his blend of scoring ability, size (6-foot-7) and athleticism. He showed his skills Monday afternoon at Target Center during a workout for Timberwolves officials, including vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale and assistant coaches Jerry Sichting and Randy Wittman. Wright was joined by Charlotte guard Eddie Basden and Kentucky guard Kelenna Azubuike. Wright, who averaged 15.4 points and 5.6 rebounds in his college career, was named first-team All-Big 12 Conference last season. But he wasn't considered an elite prospect until now. "I think I'm just improving every day," he said. "I started out in the middle-to-late (first round), according to some people. I knew I had to just get in the gym after the season and try to improve my stock. When I got in these workouts, just show everybody that I felt comfortable and that I knew what I was doing. It worked out for me." Wright could be drafted by the time the Wolves pick at 14th overall. He will be in Chicago today to undergo a physical at the pre-draft camp, but he's been advised not to play. The workouts have helped Wright so much that a poor showing at the camp would hurt him and a strong showing couldn't help much. "I feel like I don't really have a lot of weaknesses," Wright said. "These workouts have been to my advantage because I handle the ball well and shoot the ball well." McHale said he expects to bring in another four to six groups of players for evaluations before the June 28 draft, though he said he tries not to put too much emphasis on workouts. "If a guy has had a heck of a college career, it's hard to disregard that in one (bad) workout," he said.</div> Source
