WASHINGTON (AP) The Washington Wizards activated guard Gilbert Arenas from the injured list before Friday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Arenas, signed as free agent from Golden State in August, missed seven games after severely straining his abdomen on Nov. 25 in Portland.

Arenas was averaging a team-leading 20.8 points per game before the injury.

To make room on the roster for Arenas, the Wizards placed guard Mitchell Butler on the injured list with tendinitis in his right knee. Butler, a little-used reserve, was averaging 3.0 points in four games.