The regular season is less than two weeks away and the Lakers are still looking to get Ron Artest more involved in their offense.

"Getting Ron integrated," coach Phil Jackson told the Los Angeles Times when asked of his main goal prior to the season.

"He still looks like he's standing around watching the other guys play at times, and he's not getting involved as much as I'd like him to be involved. I think that he's got to find his way in the post and do some things out there that exerts himself and puts pressure on his teammates to hit with the ball in the right spot."

Artest is averaging just 8.3 points per game on 33% shooting in the preseason.

"In different situations where it's time for me to be aggressive, it'll happen," Artest said. "As we become better as a team, I'll become better as a player. I'll get it right. It's preseason, too, but I understand Phil. He wants me to start getting it going now.

"I'm getting used to my teammates. I can adjust to any system."