Mo Williams is happy to be getting some playing time at the shooting guard position for the Milwaukee Bucks.

While he is on the court at the "2 guard" spot alongside starting point guard T.J. Ford, Williams definitely is not playing second fiddle.

"I think it's always nice when you can have multiple ball-handlers and multiple passers, because it gives you a little more flexibility," coach Terry Stotts said Saturday before his team's 89-85 exhibition loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Bradley Center.

Williams and Ford played in tandem for the first time in the Bucks' victory over Detroit on Wednesday night. It's a look Stotts could employ at times during the regular season, depending on matchups.

"Hopefully we can get out and run," said Williams, the third-year pro who started 80 games at point guard for the Bucks last season, when Ford was out with a spinal cord injury. "If we keep getting production out of that lineup, coach will keep going to it."

The 6-foot-1 Williams said he had some experience with a two point-guard lineup during his rookie season in Utah, when coach Jerry Sloan sometimes used Williams and Raul Lopez together.

"We played a lot together, and it was effective," Williams said.