It appears as though a group of armed men were on the lockout for former NBA player Lorenzen Wright leading up to his death.

An attorney said Friday that three armed men showed up at the home of Wright's former wife about six weeks ago.

Gail Mathes said her client, Sherra Wright, was afraid for herself and her children, so she kept quiet about the encounter until Monday.

The men, dressed in sport coats with weapons in view, threatened Sherra Wright and her family if she told anyone about the visit, Mathes said.

Lorenzen Wright's body was found Wednesday in the woods in southeast Memphis.