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Golden State Warriors: The return of Stephen Curry?

Given their standing as the worst team in the NBA, it wouldn’t make sense for Stephen Curry, who’s been out since the end of October with a broken hand, to make his on-court return for the Golden State Warriors.

Golden State isn’t playing for anything more than pride at this point, and a guy turning 32 in March coming off five straight Finals appearances certainly doesn’t need any unnecessary mileage.

There is something to be said, however, for the building of something now to benefit from later, along with the added joy of watching the game’s greatest shooter after a prolonged absence.

The Warriors made a deadline deal for Andrew Wiggins, who’s looked good in three outings thus far with 23.0 points per game on 57.5 percent shooting, but has done most of his damage as the No. 1 option.

The Dubs didn’t bring Wiggins in to run the show. They want him fitting into a role alongside their Big Three of Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.

Thompson isn’t likely to see the court until next season still rehabbing his torn ACL from last June, but Curry is set to be re-evaluated on March 1.

If everything goes well and he’s cleared to play, getting Wiggins reps alongside Curry will only make the reintegration of Thompson that much easier, allowing the Warriors to jump out to a faster start on their redemption tour next season