D'Angelo Russell works out for Sixers

76ers fans were concerned that D'Angelo Russell no longer wanted to play for the team when he canceled a workout Friday because he was "real sick."

They have no reason to be concerned, according to a source close to the former Ohio State guard. "He really loves Philly," the source said.

Russell got an up-close look at what could become his adopted home Tuesday and Wednesday. Several mock drafts have the Sixers taking him with the third overall pick in the draft next Thursday.

Russell arrived on Tuesday afternoon and had dinner with general manager Sam Hinkie. Then he spent Wednesday at the Sixers' practice facility at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. The point guard worked out and had a lengthy meeting with coach Brett Brown.

"He said he killed it," the source said of the workout. "He was talking about how excited he was about Philly."

The 6-foot-5, 193-pound player looked excited when he left the practice facility at 4:05 p.m.

He was asked how his workout went as he walked down the steps. "Great," Russell said.

The 19-year-old was dressed in a black, long-sleeve Under Armour warm-up shirt and gray sweat shorts. He rode away in a black Chevrolet Suburban with tinted windows en route to Philadelphia International Airport.

Russell's workout came one day after the Sixers worked out point guard Emmanuel Mudiay. The Sixers would love to draft Russell if he's still available at pick No. 3.

He could become the lead point guard the franchise covets. It also would enable him to reunite with former high school teammate Joel Embiid and play with good friend Nerlens Noel.

Russell averaged 19.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists while making 41.1 percent of his three-pointers last season. He was a first-team all-American and the Big Ten freshman of the year.

Russell, a sophomore, and Embiid, a junior, were teammates at Montverde Academy in Florida during the 2011-12 season.

Russell met power forward Noel through close friend and former Kentucky guard Devon Booker, who is projected to be drafted by late in the first round. Noel, who played at Kentucky during the 2012-13 season, is friends with Booker.

Sixers point guard Isaiah Canaan has recovered from a sprained right foot that sidelined him for the final six games of the season. He has been a full participant in offseason workouts for the last two weeks.