Harvey Fialkov of the Sun-Sentinel reports that the Heat are sill looking for a point guard. While incumbent starting point guard Rod Strickland remains unsigned, the Heat has brought in former University of Connecticut guard Khalid El-Amin for an extended tryout.

Under the coach staff's supervision, El-Amin, 23, has been working out with Heat point guards Anthony Carter and Mike James. If Strickland and the Heat can't come to an agreement, it's quite possible that coach Pat Riley will throw open the competition for the starting spot and allow the trio to fight it out in training camp

"Hopefully, I can be their man," El-Amin said. "I just want to be consistent every night and stay on that level. I learned about hard work from Elton Brand [in Chicago] and Tim Hardaway and Steve Nash in Dallas," he said. "I know I have to put the time and effort in. It takes hard work to survive in this league."

Strickland's agent, Rock Newman, refused to comment on the 36-year-old's free-agent negotiations. "Under the conditions and circumstances I am not discussing it at all," Newman said Friday.