MINNEAPOLIS — Karl-Anthony Towns made his long-awaited return to the Target Center floor on Wednesday night, and there were seemingly few restrictions or rust on him. That was tested in a major way when Towns stepped to the free-throw line to win the game with 3.6 seconds left.
Amid a hushed arena, an arena that had been in a frenzy when he was introduced pregame, Towns hit both free throws and the Wolves forced DeAndre Hunter to airball a right corner 3-pointer for a 125-124 victory.
Even despite nearly four months off, Towns had the ball in his hands at the top of the key with the Wolves down one and 7.2 seconds remaining. He drove on forward John Collins, who was called for a foul with 3.6 seconds left. Towns then capped the night with his 21st and 22nd points for the win.
