The Minnesota Timberwolves (1 - 1) defeated the Detroit Pistons (0 - 2) 97 - 91 on Thursday at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Kevin Martin returned to the active roster after having missed the team's season opener Wednesday with a sprained ankle he had suffered in Tuesday's practice. Somewhat surprisingly, the Timberwolves opted to bring Martin off the bench in favor of starting No. 1 overall pick Andrew Wiggins at shooting guard and Corey Brewer at small forward. Wiggins played 24 minutes and finished with eight points and four rebounds. Martin played 20 minutes off the bench and finished with 12 points and two rebounds. Mo Williams was used at shooting guard late in the game next to Ricky Rubio to get more scoring into the lineup, and it's possible that there could be a minutes battle at shooting guard for the Timberwolves for as long as Martin, Wiggins, and Williams are all on the roster together. Williams played 24 minutes off the bench and put up 13 points and four assists. The Pistons have a minutes battle in their backcourt as well. Starting point guard Brandon Jennings played just 16 minutes while backup point guard D.J. Augustin played 33 minutes off the bench and finished with 20 points and six assists. It's unclear if coach Stan Van Gundy is trying to send a message to Jennings or if the starting job will soon be handed over to Augustin, but something is amiss with the Pistons turning to Augustin for more minutes in both of their games thus far this season. Second-year shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope received his second straight start and played a team - high 41 minutes to finish with 11 points, six rebounds, and two steals. Greg Monroe has completed his two - game suspension and will return for the Pistons for Saturday's game against the Brooklyn Nets. The Timberwolves' next game is at home Saturday against the Chicago Bulls.
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