Thursday, October 11, 2001 - In their NBA preseason opener tonight, the first thing the Denver Nuggets have to do is start learning how to play without all-star forward Antonio McDyess.

SEA vs. DEN
7 p.m.

Colorado Springs, World Arena

TV - None

Radio - 1600 AM

McDyess injured his left knee in practice last Thursday and is to undergo surgery Friday to repair a partially torn patellar tendon. So he'll be absent when the Nuggets host the Seattle SuperSonics at 7 p.m. at the World Arena in Colorado Springs. How many more games McDyess might miss is indefinite. But it will be a significant number, extending well into the regular