Is Andrew Wiggins playing tonight against the Rockets? Latest on Warriors star's availability for Emirates NBA Cup quarterfinal (Dec. 11)

The Golden State Warriors will face the Houston Rockets on Wednesday in the Emirates NBA Cup quarterfinals, with Andrew Wiggins potentially back in the lineup for the critical matchup. Wiggins is listed as questionable on the Warriors' injury report due to a right ankle issue and is considered day-to-day.

The forward missed Sunday's win against the Minnesota Timberwolves because of a right ankle impingement. However, Wiggins started in the Warriors' prior games against the Rockets on Thursday and the Timberwolves on Friday, averaging 26.5 minutes over those contests.

ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk confirmed on Tuesday that Steve Kerr did not mention Wiggins when discussing his omissions for Wednesday's lineup. This likely means that Wiggins will feature at some point in the critical midseason game against the Rockets.

The nagging ankle injury has apparently been bothering Wiggins for some time, but he has played through the pain. Following the Warriors' win over the Rockets on Thursday, Wiggins confirmed in his postgame press conference that he hurt the ankle in a game against the OKC Thunder on Nov. 27. He has played in four of the team's five games since then.

Andrew Wiggins has been a key figure for Kerr over the early stage of the season. The 6-foot-7 forward has started all 20 games he has played this season and is averaging 28.6 minutes per game. He has missed just three games so far over the 2024-25 campaign.

When healthy, Wiggins has been productive on the offensive front. He ranks second in the Warriors roster in points per game (17.2), behind only Steph Curry. He is also averaging 4.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game.

Steve Kerr will hope to have Andrew Wiggins back as he begins a difficult three-game road trip

Houston Rockets guard Reed Sheppard defends against Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins at Chase Center. Photo Credit: Imagn

Steve Kerr has had to deal with several injuries over the last few weeks. He will be hoping to have veteran forward Andrew Wiggins healthy as soon as possible as he prepares for a difficult stretch of games.

The Golden State Warriors (14-9) travel to Texas to play the Rockets in the quarterfinal of the NBA Cup on Wednesday. That is followed by two more tricky away games against the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Warriors have recently been on a dismal run, with the Bay Area team winning just two of their last eight games.

Early in the season, Golden State set the pace in the Western Conference, winning seven of their first eight games, but the team has struggled over the last three weeks. The Warriors are fifth in the conference standings and hold a slender one-game lead over the LA Clippers.