A second wind in the second city. (NBA).

Last Sunday, before an afternoon game against the Rockets, Bulls rookie Jay Williams was working with assistant coach Bob Thornton on making cuts to the baseline, curling around an imaginary screen and launching shot after shot. Whether Williams made the shots was not important. What mattered was the health of his left ankle, which he sprained January 4 in a game against the Cavaliers.

Williams tried to play through the pain, but he became hesitant, struggled with his shot and seemed to lose confidence, something he never lacked in his three years at Duke. After a miserable performance January 18 in Miami, where he took four shots, had five points and committed ...