Wizards still facing decisions for final roster

Adam Morrison got his most extended run of the preseason on Tuesday in Toledo, playing 26 minutes -- the most of any non-starter -- in the Wizards' 98-92 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Morrison finished with eight points, two rebounds and two assists, and will soon find out if that is the last time he wears a Wizards uniform.

"It's a waiting game," Morrison said afterward. "I just have to go hard in practice, see what happens."

The Wizards took a day off on Wednesday after concluding the exhibition season with a 3-4 record and losing their final three games. But for five of the 17 players on the roster without guaranteed contracts -- Morrison, Cartier Martin, Lester Hudson, Hamady Ndiaye and Sean Marks -- there is some uneasiness over whether they have done enough to secure one of the possibly three available roster spots.

Coach Flip Saunders used the final two games as an opportunity to get a better look at both Martin and Morrison. He held out Morrison from the New York game and gave Martin the start. Martin struggled with his shot against the Knicks, sometimes passing up open looks, but he played well defensively against Danilo Gallinari. Martin played only 28 seconds against Detroit as Saunders let Morrison get most of the action. Morrison made his first two shots, missed his next three, but made all four of his free throws.

"They know what I can do," Morrison, the No. 3 overall pick of the 2006 NBA draft, said. "For me, the biggest thing is to show that I can rebound and defend and play team basketball. That's always been the issue with me. I thought I did that. But Lester and Cartier also played well and I respect [the Wizards'] decision, either way they go."

Hudson will be remembered for hitting the game-winning three-pointer in the preseason opener in Dallas, but his minutes were squeezed with Saunders wanting point guards John Wall, Kirk Hinrich and Gilbert Arenas to get used to playing with each other. The combo guard averaged 4.3 points and 1.9 assists in just under 10 minutes a game, but he shot just 34.5 percent from the field. "I think I played okay, solid," Hudson said. "I could've played better. It's preseason, we still got practice. I hope everything works out."