"Little Manuel Calderon, about two months old and as fussy as you'd imagine, doesn't really want to let Dad have a telephone conversation as the night drags on in Spain.

But as he cares for his son, the point comes across loud and clear from Jose Calderon:Toronto is like a second home and regardless of what happens with the rest of the Raptors, he can't wait to get back.

"I've been there five years, I love that team and want to get back to the playoffs and win games, that's all that matters," Calderon said in a telephone interview Wednesday."