Nick Collison still can make that pinpoint pass to a baseline cutter. He still sets a mean screen.
The opportunities are fewer and further between, but on occasion, Collison gets his shot.
In the Thunder's 111-107 win against the Timberwolves on Friday, it came earlier than normal.
Collison entered the game late in the second quarter to a roaring ovation from the fans at Chesapeake Energy Arena. He played the final 2:06 of the quarter, the first time this season he's played first-half minutes.
It was only the third time Collison has played all season, but it was the second time in three games that Thunder coach Billy Donovan had given him some run.