One of the most encouraging things to come out of the Wolves' two-game road trip wasn't just the ending of a four-game losing streak.
Or the favorable three-point shooting after a games-long slump.
It was the emergence of the Wolves bench.
In consecutive games the bench had multiple players score in double figures. In both Friday's loss in New York and Saturday's victory in Charlotte, the bench pulled the Wolves out of slow starts in the first half and rallied from 10-point deficits to start the fourth quarter.
On Friday, the Wolves were unable to finish the game off.