This time, Greg Oden didn't have to apologize for a sub-par workout as he did two days earlier when he visited with the Portland Trail Blazers.

Heeding the advice of his agent Mike Conley, the Ohio State center chose not to audition for the Sonics. He underwent a medical examine in the morning and met with a quartet of the team's front-office executives, including owner Clay Bennett.

"I just wanted to get to know the organization and get to see what the direction they are headed in and get a feel for the city," Oden said. "[I] asked a lot of questions about what the city is like and what do you think the players are like and how it will mesh together."