Andrea Bargnani, the 21-year-old Raptor rookie, is expected to miss games against Milwaukee tonight at home and in Cleveland tomorrow to return to his native Italy to deal with a family medical issue.

Bargnani was not at practice yesterday and while the snowstorm that hammered the area undoubtedly delayed his original travel plans, he's expected to be away until early next week.

He goes home, though, as the reigning NBA Eastern Conference rookie of the month for February, an honor he picked up yesterday afternoon.