"Minor injuries left the Timberwolves with only 10 healthy players for practice Thursday, but two of those players were point guards Ricky Rubio and J.J. Barea.

Rubio (ankle) and Barea (bruised thigh) missed two days of practice and Wednesday night's preseason victory at Milwaukee. Coach Rick Adelman said both players participated in all phases of Thursday's practice.

"I was still a little sore, but it wasn't enough for me to sit out again," Rubio said of his sprained right ankle.

Mild ankle sprains kept Kevin Love and Wesley Johnson out of Thursday's practice. Nikola Pekovic was sidelined with a groin strain. "