yrus Thomas tried to mask how he felt wearing a mask to protect his broken nose.

"I'm not answering anything about the mask or my nose," Thomas said brusquely Friday.  Instead, he wanted to let his play do the talking.

"I think he's refreshing in that regard," coach Scott Skiles said of the rookie. "A lot of our young guys are like that. They don't like talking about themselves. He wants to put it behind him and go out and play. It's nice he has that attitude."