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Notebook From Ryan Saunders' First Day As Interim Head Coach

The Wolves had their first practice with interim head coach Ryan Saunders leading the way on Monday.

Saunders, GM Scott Layden, Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns addressed the media. It was a pretty compact media session with the team traveling to Oklahoma City later in the day, but there was still plenty to unpack.

Here are a few takeaways from what we were able to hear in the media availability:

The first thing said by both Layden and Saunders was how much respect they have for Tom Thibodeau. There were no negative things said about the team’s former POB and head coach, and that’s how it should be.