Over 10 seasons and six NBA stops, veteran point guard Robert Pack made it something of a habit to show up at Target Center and, despite his low national profile, hurt the Timberwolves.

There was a 15-point comeback in his rookie season with Portland, back in the Wolves' Pooh Richardson era. There were unexpected big nights or game-altering stretches for Denver and, more recently, Dallas.

Now that Pack, 33, has signed a 10-day contract with the Wolves to be their primary backup to Chauncey Billups, though, it might be nice if he actually could help the Wolves and hurt some of those other clubs.

"Hopefully, now I can get some new memories here and help this team go in the direction they want to go," Pack said Tuesday after a morning practice with his new club. The 6-2 veteran, who had a tryout with the Wolves on Friday, immediately went on the active roster, with William Avery being moved to the injured list.

Pack -- who went undrafted in 1991, the year the Wolves' masterminds picked Slippery Rock guard Myron Brown in the second round -- will be eligible for the playoffs because he was a free agent all season. After playing 74 games last season in a second stint with Denver, the former Southern Cal playmaker got no offers from the 29 teams.