The Hornets had planned to announce the signing of Darrell Armstrong as their backup point guard on Monday. But when contract complications forced the team to postpone a scheduled news conference, Armstrong didn't worry.

He spent a relaxing night in New Orleans, confident that he would be joining the Hornets the next morning.

"If you know my path where I got to the NBA, it's all about being patient," said Armstrong, who went undrafted, then spent three years in developmental leagues before signing with the Orlando Magic nine seasons ago. "The contract was going to get done."

It did. Armstrong was introduced Tuesday in a press conference that went off without a hitch.

Hornets vice president of basketball operations and general manager Bob Bass said the team was forced to delay Monday's press conference because changes in the contract required league approval before Armstrong could be signed. The league attorney assigned to review the contract had left the office by the time the changes were finalized, said Glenn Schwartzman, Armstrong's agent.

Bass and Schwartzman both declined to discuss specific changes to the contract.

Armstrong, a nine-year veteran, signed a two-year deal.