Karl-Anthony Towns missed his 14th straight game on Monday evening though it was more related to flulike symptoms than his knee.

“He’s got a bug,’’ Ryan Saunders said. “He’s very close. But he’s not in the facility because he’s got a bug.’’

Saunders said a return this week is reasonable.

From the start the Wolves described his injury as a day-to-day situation, consistently listing him as questionable.

“It’s one of those things were we value our players’ health,’’ Saunders said. “And we want him to be 100 percent when he comes back.’’

Saunders also indicated that Towns’ knee may not have responded to treatment as planned.

“What might look, early on, as a couple games, he didn’t really respond early,’’ Saunders said. “We want these guys, when they’re out there, when they’re on the court, to be fully healthy. Because [Towns] is a big part of our future, and we know that. I think we all understand that.’’