Brown "doesn't know", isn't focused on PGs return

CLEVELAND –  Brett Brown said three weeks ago that Kendall Marshall could return at the earliest in November from a right anterior cruciate ligament tear. He added that Tony Wroten would be sidelined with the same injury at least until December.

The coach was asked after Friday's shootaround for an update on the return status of the point guards.

"I don't know," he said. "I really don't know. It's a ways away. It's like not even on my mind. … Stick with whatever we said [before]."

Undrafted rookie point guard T.J. McConnell is playing well as the starting point guard. Meanwhile,  Phil Pressey, who joined the team Wednesday, fills a need as his backup.

But before McConnell's emergence, a lot of the talk surrounded the much-needed return of Marshall and Wroten.

"That thing that's coming, truly, is such a distance thought to me," Brown said. "I just care about this next month. What does that represent, 13 games or 14 games? You know it is a big number."

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