The Heat retains its $5 million midlevel salary-cap exception to add a free agent. Should the bulk of that funding go to a point guard, it likely then would focus on a low-cost alternative at small forward, such as Rodney White or Casey Jacobsen.

Former University of Miami forward Darius Rice also remains a regular at the Heat's offseason workout program.

However, Riley made it sound as if former Bulls guard Jay Williams' comeback from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident would happen elsewhere.

"Again," he said, "we're about now. We already have developmental guys."