Second-year swingman Rashad McCants returned to practice for the first time this season on Thursday.

"I still kind of feel like Casper the Ghost, not involved in the team at all, not even the team chemistry on and off the court," McCants said after Friday morning's shootaround. "I think the first part of recovering is just being a part of the team again. And (not) being able to have an opinion or a say in what's going on, that's probably the hardest thing for me because I talk a lot."