Tuesday, November 27, 2001 - The lanky, goateed former member of the fledgling Fayetteville Patriots still is a mystery to the Denver Nuggets.

Since being signed Wednesday, Chris Andersen has played in only the final seconds of the Nuggets'

Nov. 23 game at Portland. Denver has practiced once since his arrival and didn't scrimmage.

"I've been trying to sit back and observe," Andersen said.