Monty Williams will not return to the Oklahoma City Thunder this season after the passing of his wife Ingrid last month.

“The most important thing for Monty during this time is for him to be with his family, and the most important thing for us as an organization is to support him as a person, in any way that we can," said Sam Presti. "Even though Monty will not return to the team this season, his presence will be felt by all of us within the program and we will remain close with him and his family."

“I have really enjoyed my relationship with Monty, and clearly we will miss him, but we value and embrace that it is critical he is there for his family at this time and our focus is on doing whatever we can, in any small way, to help him," said Billy Donovan. "He and his family will continue to be in our thoughts.”

Williams is in his first season as an assistant with the Thunder after serving as head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans for several seasons.