Center Dikembe Mutombo said he expects to make a decision about playing in 2007-08 or retiring around February.

"There was a time where I was wondering, 'Am I going to show up for the season, or am I going to just sit at home?' " Mutombo said. "But as I was continuing to work out during the summer, I felt like I still had some more stuff left.

"I went back to Georgetown and played with all of those young guys to test myself at 40 years old going against 18- and 19-year-old kids. ... I felt if I could block shots against them, I can keep doing it."