Jay Williams' father appears to have taken the news of his son's waiver by the Nets as a positive, according to a report by the Newark Star-Ledger.  Willaims is trying to make it back  to the NBA after a serious motorcycle accident back in 2003.

"Oh no, this is just another step in the right direction. There's one more to go. He's almost there," David Williams said from his home in Plainfield. "This was a victory because everyone that didn't get a chance to see him play full court -- because all of those tryouts (Williams had) were three players in a half-court setting -- saw him.

"I told him that before Friday's game (against the 76ers). This is a chance to show what you can do. It's not just the Nets. It's the whole world that is watching."