Detroit — Through the first part of the season, the Pistons have been up and down, with players riding through injuries in and out of the lineup.
Blake Griffin, Reggie Jackson, Derrick Rose and, most recently, Andre Drummond, who missed two games because of eye inflammation related to an allergic reaction to avocados. The lineups have been a patchwork quilt of whatever players coach Dwane Casey could fuse together, with limited depth.
Add Christian Wood to the injury list.
It was a big problem early in the season, with Jackson, Rose and Tim Frazier all injured, leaving the Pistons without an experienced point guard.