Troy Murphy is set to return to action as early as Wednesday and with Cliff Robinson now in the east with the New Jersey Nets, the Warriors young forward will have to log some minutes at the center position.

"I envision being used like I've been used all year," Murphy said after practice. "I envision going in there and playing and rebounding and hitting shots. ... You want me to play 5, play 4, it doesn't matter. I'm going to help this team when I come back and that's it."

Murphy was averaging 16.2 points and a team-high 11.2 rebounds before his thumb injury.