Nobody knows when Bonzi Wells' absence for "personal reasons" will end.  He has practiced very little with the Rockets so far this preseason.

"He's not gonna be active right away," said head coach Jeff Van Gundy. "I think that's expecting way too much.

"When something like (this) happens, it's just like an injury situation. As a coach, you don't concern yourself with that.

"You just coach who you have, try to get them ready to play and believe that you have more than enough to win with, which I believe we do. I don't think we're held hostage by anybody's situation, like an injury to one person or issues that come up. We'll be fine."