Chauncey Billups hobbled off the court with 2 minutes, 18 seconds left Sunday, again bringing clarity to the Timberwolves' backup point guard situation.

William Avery? Felipe Lopez? Punt?

The Wolves trailed 86-83 when Billups sat down Sunday, kneed in the left thigh for a matched set of charley horses against the Utah Jazz. From that point on, both Lopez and Avery played in his spot.

The Wolves got outscored 10-6 and lost for the seventh consecutive time.

The lack of depth at the position, ever since starter Terrell Brandon's season ended in knee surgery Feb. 21, has been obvious. Billups has been banged up and inconsistent, and neither Avery nor Lopez has shown enough to earn minutes or, more important, the team's trust.

That's why the Wolves brought journeyman NBA guard Robert Pack to town for a workout last week, and that's why Vice President of Basketball Operations Kevin McHale, with 16 regular-season games left, continues to seek help at that spot.

"We're looking at some stuff," McHale said. "At this point, you're talking about late in the season trying to get something going. You don't want to sign a guy to just have him sit on the bench."

Of Pack -- who might be familiar to Wolves' fans for strong performances against them while playing for Dallas and Denver -- McHale said: "We haven't ruled him in or out."

Other possibilities: Matt Maloney, Sherman Douglas and Elliot Perry, all currently unemployed. Greg Anthony seemed like a good option when the Chicago Bulls waived him, but the Milwaukee Bucks snatched him up with their unused $1.3 million exception. The Wolves had only the pro-rated veteran's minimum to offer, worth about $250,000 at the time Anthony joined Milwaukee.