Ike Diogu, the Warriors' No. 1 pick, practiced Tuesday for the first time this season and has received medical clearance to play. If all goes accordingly, Diogu will make his NBA debut against San Antonio tonight.

"No point saving him," coach Mike Montgomery said. "If there's a situation where he can run up and down and we can simplify (the offense) for a couple of minutes, we'll see what he does. If he looks like he's comfortable, we'll probably try to go back to him in the second half."

Diogu has been out since fracturing the fourth metacarpal bone in his left hand on Oct. 10, the last day of training camp. More than six weeks later, he finally went through a full-contact workout. The Warriors held a light practice after completing a back-to-back set the night before, so most of Diogu's work came from a post-practice scrimmage with the team's younger players and Calbert Cheaney.

Diogu felt good enough to hang on a rim following a dunk and reported no pain afterward. The rookie will wear a protective glove on his non-shooting hand -- think boxing glove with the top and bottom cut off -- but said it shouldn't affect his ballhandling or shooting.