Former Lotter Pick Sean Williams Trying to Play in the NBA Again

It is fitting that Sean Williams' road back to the NBA traveled through the desert Wednesday.

Once nicknamed "Mirage," Williams always has been an illusory talent who can't help but demand a second glance.

The Suns gave him one this week, when they included him, 13 other NBA hopefuls and first-round pick Markieff Morris in a two-day minicamp.

With a checkered past, the New Jersey Nets' 2007 first-round pick is out to prove he is not the misfit whose immature and illegal behavior overshadowed his talent. After a year spent trying to restore his image with the D-League's Texas Legends, Williams received his first NBA evaluations since the Nets waived him last year with workouts for Memphis and Phoenix this week.