John Wall's injuries are starting to alter his play.

"It's just kind of tough for me because of the injuries," Wall said this past weekend. "That's the only thing really I think that's stopped me from being who I want to be and controlling myself."

The Wizards hoped a little rest would solve Wall's injury woes, but that hasn't been the case. He sat out five games in mid-December.

He sustained a thumb injury after slamming into Marreese Speights in a game against Philadelphia a couple weeks ago.

"I got all this padding on my left hand, so it's kind of tough to grip the ball when I'm coming up to shoot it," Wall said. "But I'm working on it everyday. It's just being confident and holding my follow through."