As Chucky Atkins made his way from the locker room to the bus on a snowy night in Indianapolis on Thursday after failing to appear in the Washington Wizards' 24-point rout by the Indiana Pacers, he began to voice his frustrations.

"All I know is that there's a week until the 15th, and that possible moves will be made. I just hope I'm one of them," said Atkins, acquired along with Caron Butler in the Kwame Brown trade last summer.

Atkins offered more of the same Sunday night after scoring a season-high 26 points in the Wizards' overtime loss to the Heat -- the team's 10th loss in 13 games. Asked whether he felt the same way, Atkins reiterated his position and added, "Go ahead and write it."

The Wizards, who could have traded Atkins at any time 90 days after he was acquired, did not comment on Atkins' comments yesterday, but president of basketball operations Ernie Grunfeld said he would discuss the matter with the player in private.

"When things don't go exactly the way you expect them to go, you always feel some degree of frustration," Grunfeld said. "But you have to remain professional, and Chucky has."