In his final days, former Timberwolves forward Eddie Griffin was getting his life together and he showed interest in reviving his basketball career overseas, one of his agents said Wednesday.

According to agent Jeff Wernick, who worked closely with Griffin for six years, Griffin was trying to put the pieces back together after being waived by the Wolves in March. He had been working through issues with the mother of his young daughter, and was exploring the possibility of playing in Europe next season.

"I would say that the shock was exacerbated by the fact that there really were no signs" of problems, Wernick said. "All of our conversations in recent weeks were terrific. They were upbeat. At this stage, I'm not even sure what the heck happened. Certainly there was nothing in our communication from everything I know of what was going on in Houston that would have pointed to anything untoward."