Edwards was one of the four players absent Wednesday, with the season-long injury to Jared McCain, Eric Gordon (wrist) and Kyle Lowry (hip). Gordon missed the last two games and four of seven, the previous two due to knee soreness. Lowry’s latest stint for his recurrent hip issue has lasted two games. He’s been limited to 33 games this year.

Justin Edwards, for example, has done a terrific job getting the call from coach Nick Nurse and he has stepped in to produce on both ends of the floor. He's averaging 7.9 points and 3.1 rebounds while shooting 45.