Timberwolves forward Nikoloz Tskitishvili toned down his comments Saturday, two days after he said he wanted to be traded, but it's clear the issue isn't disappearing any time soon.

Tskitishvili is frustrated with his lack of playing time with the Wolves, zero minutes heading into Saturday night's game against the Los Angeles Lakers. He avoided affirming or denying whether he still wants to be traded.

"I'm cool," he said. "I said what I had to say. I was probably frustrated, which is normal that I'm upset. But hopefully things will get better."

Point guard Troy Hudson was sidelined with an injury, so there was room for Tskitishvili on the active roster. It was just his third game on the active roster this season. Still, he continues to hunger for minutes.

"It doesn't matter if I'm sitting behind the bench (on the inactive list) or on the bench, you know what I'm saying?" Tskitishvili said.