The Washington Wizards appear to have moved closer to acquiring free agent small forward Bryon Russell, who is expected to be in Washington on Thursday, sources with knowledge of the situation said today. Though he does not have an official visit planned, an informal meeting with team officials is likely, sources said.

Russell reportedly spent Tuesday and today in Chicago, meeting at least once with potential teammate/boss Michael Jordan, the man who earned Russell a measure of fame when Jordan hit the championship-winning jumper over him in the 1998 NBA Finals when Jordan played for the Chicago Bulls and Russell for the Utah Jazz.