Warriors' Andris Biedrins has plan to restore game

In what might have been a last-ditch effort to get something, anything, out of Andris Biedrins and the $27 million owed him over the next three seasons, the Warriors met with their center Thursday afternoon.

In a two-hour chat with Biedrins and his agent, Bill Duffy, Warriors general manager Larry Riley outlined a complete physical and mental training program for Biedrins to follow this summer.

"It's time to take actions that will get him moving in the right direction," Riley said. "Basically, we're going to rebuild his confidence."

Already a hyper sensitive guy, Biedrins has had plenty of reasons to lose confidence. He has been plagued by injuries the past two seasons and been a shell of his former self on the court.

"Our plan doesn't deal with just the physical aspects. It encompasses the complete rebuilding of his confidence," Riley said. "He's embarrassed, and I put the onus on him. He has to dig in on this, and we're going to support him in every way that we can."

As usual, Biedrins will do the majority of his offseason workouts in Latvia, but this time the Warriors won't send a representative. Instead, BDA Sports Management, the group that represents Biedrins and has a great track record with nutrition and training, will handle the overseas portion of the rehabilitation plan.

"We did not get what we wanted from the center position this year," Riley said. "Andris is back to having to prove himself again. He's got so many things going on in his mind right now that it's a challenge to get him back.

"If he returns to some reasonable form of what he was, I still think we need more size and more depth."