The Denver Post is reporting that Antonio McDyess is considering taking the whole year off to rehabilitate his injured knee.

You kind of start thinking, 'Will it be worth coming back, trying to rush back?' " McDyess said before the Nuggets faced Sacramento at the Pepsi Center. "I want to come back pain-free. If it's still not pain-free in February, I am wondering whether it will be worth it. We don't have a winning record. I am trying to think positive still, but I am just always thinking about my career."
 
McDyess' remarks took general manager Kiki Vandeweghe by surprise.

"We really didn't think about that, but it's up to Antonio," Vandeweghe said about the possibility of McDyess sitting out the season. "With any type of thing like this - and all the guys in the NBA that have gone through this - there are good days and bad days. I just want to make sure he feels good about it. Our trainers and doctors think he is making great progress and is right on schedule. But at the end of the day, Antonio has to feel good about it."

"Right now, we have the third-worst record in the league," said McDyess, who is signed through the 2003-04 season but has a buyout clause after next season. "Will we have a chance to get to the playoffs right now? Nope. That's my thought. My leg, I feel that is the most important thing right now. Basketball, our record and (my leg), I put my leg first. It's my career. It's how I make a living.