SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Washington Wizards activated guard Chris Whitney from the injured list Tuesday, and rookie forward Jarvis Hayes was placed on the list with a strained left hamstring.

Gilbert Arenas, the team's leading scorer at 20.1 points a game, had a sprained right ankle and did not dress for Tuesday night's game against Utah. Steve Blake, who scored a team-high 21 points in Sunday's 101-81 loss to Miami, started in Arenas' place.

Prior to going on the injured list with a left ankle sprain on Dec. 26, Whitney was averaging 3.9 points in his 10th NBA season.

Hayes, chosen 10th overall in the 2003 draft, is the team's fifth-leading scorer at 9.6 points a game. Hayes has played in 64 games, starting 39, and ranks sixth among all rookies in scoring.