La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the Timberwolves have health concerns. Coach Flip Saunders will be getting reports on Joe Smith and Wally Szczerbiak today. Then he will have to determine who will be available for tonight?s game against Memphis.

Smith has yet to play this season because of a groin injury. He has been going all out in practices recently and says he?s ready to go. If he really is ready, he will be activated for tonight?s game and will probably play some minutes off the bench.

"The good thing is that I haven't had any soreness," Smith said. "It's been pretty strong. I've been doing a lot of running. I've had two full practices, doing defensive slides and moving pretty well. I haven't had any soreness."

If Smith is activated, the Wolves must make a move to open up a spot on the roster.

While Smith is on the road back from injury, Szczerbiak is having trouble getting healthy. He has missed 7 of 11 games with foot and knee problems. When the pain flared up, he sat out the final 45 minutes of yesterday?s practice. "Wally is up and down," Saunders said. "He's one of those guys we have to evaluate every day."

Wally recently removed a metal insert from his shoe in an attempt to improve his mobility. "It's helped him some," Saunders said. "But even from a defensive standpoint, he's not able to move 65 to 70 percent of what he normally does. Wally has a great threshold of pain, so we have to make sure if we think he's doing too much. We may have to pull back."