INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Cavaliers guard Delonte West
returned to practice Tuesday after missing one week to attend to personal
issues.
West took part in the team's workout at Cleveland Clinic
Courts, but was not with his teammates for the portion of practice open to the
media. He was excused last week by the Cavaliers, who wanted to give him time to
deal with legal and medical issues.
Coach Mike Brown has happy to have West back, but is
handling him one day at a time.
"He was here today, I coached him today, we'll take
tomorrow as it comes," Brown said. "I'm not assuming or guessing anything. I'm
just coaching the guys here on the floor."
West has been treated in the past for bipolar disorder.
He was arrested in Maryland last month on misdemeanor weapons possession
charges.
He skipped Cleveland's first four practices in training
camp without an excuse.
West had been expected to play in the Cavs' exhibition
opener on Oct. 6 but left with the club's permission. He is not expected to play
in the team's preseason game Wednesday against Washington and there is no set
timetable for when he'll be back on the floor.
Brown isn't worried about West's conditioning.
"I don't think that he'll ever get out of shape," Brown
said. "He just has one of those types of bodies that I don't think that will
ever happen."