Will power forward provide Josh Huestis a shot at playing time?

Josh Huestis played an increased role for the Thunder in the preseason, but it's unclear if that will carry over to the regular season. The forward has played 86 regular-season minutes in his two years in the NBA. [AP PHOTO]He is 6-foot-7 and 230 pounds, and that makes Josh Huestis a big person but a small forward.

Prototypically, at least, Huestis is built for the wing. But in the preseason, the Thunder used the third-year forward as a pick-and-pop power forward and even in some minutes at center.

“When I first came into the league it was much different even than it is today, obviously,” Huestis said Friday. “First coming in, three was pretty much my designated spot. But everything's…