Wolves forward Kevin Love, sidelined since mid-October with a broken bone in his left hand, participated in light contact drills in Tuesday’s practice.
Love received approval from the team’s medical staff to upgrade his workouts.
“He’s still fighting a mental barrier a little bit with his hand,” Rambis said of Love.
Love will have a better indication of his progress after another X-ray examination on Thursday.
Allen approached him one day during Wilkins’ second NBA season four years ago and offered advice that Wilkins has since repeated to Flynn.
“He said, ‘There’s frustration in your body language about not playing, let’s straighten that out,'” Wilkins said. “Ever since that day, I never let [not playing] affect me, or I would never let anyone see that if affected me. I try to teach the same thing to Jonny.
“A couple of times I had to pull Jonny aside and say, ‘Straighten up your body language. You’re OK, we’re OK.’ All young guys need someone to say something to them sometimes.”
When Wilkins speaks, Flynn listens. “Even when he wasn’t getting minutes, he was working his tail off,” Flynn said.
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