"Timberwolves guard Randy Foye went to the movies before a big weekend away in Bismarck and returned home with a 15-assist, two-turnover night in Sunday's 111-107 victory over Denver in North Dakota.

Coach Randy Wittman, smitten with his reserves and unhappy with his starters after Thursday's victory in Toronto, spent more than an hour in a film session with his players on Saturday and, well, encouraged both Foye and Sebastian Telfair to play with more aggression at the point-guard position.

Point made.

"He was night and day," Wittman said after practice Monday at Target Center. "I didn't like how we played, especially in Toronto and Chicago, when the play breaks down. It's going to happen. You can run the best play possible, but when the [shot] clock's running down you have to create something instead of settling. I thought Randy was settling for too many contested threes at the end of the clock instead of using his ability and his strength."

Using footage of Thursday's game, Wittman implored Foye to get into the seams of the opponents' defense and create for himself and others. With Foye pushing and passing the ball, starters Mike Miller made eight of 10 field-goal attempts (17 points) and Ryan Gomes made eight of 13 (20 points). The Wolves now are 5-1 in preseason play, with their only loss at Denver 11 days ago.

"Basically, it was just making plays, pushing the ball up, breaking people down," Foye said. "It was either me get a layup, Al [Jefferson] get a dunk or Mike get a three. [Wittman] was just saying he wanted me to press more with my size and my ability to get to the rim. I can shoot that shot from 20 feet, but I have to keep people honest. Just mix it up: two times drive, one time shoot the three.""