Alexander sat out Friday's 106-98 loss to the Dallas Mavericks due to a sprained right wrist. Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA's scoring leader and an MVP front-runner, was a late addition to the injury report.

Alexander, a dizzying ball handler and Williams’ co-star, was the first to greet him, hand extended from his camouflage sleeve.  “You good, brodie,” Gilgeous-Alexander told him, working every muscle in his face with animated encouragement.

The Oklahoma City Thunder made a late addition to its injury report on Friday before tip-off of their tilt with the Dallas Mavericks. Mark Daigneault entered th