Delonte West participates in a shootaround Friday as Cavs teammate LeBron James watches during the team's training camp
AKRON, Ohio — Delonte West did not attend the Cleveland Cavaliers' annual public scrimmage Saturday but this time, his absence was excused.
In fact, Cavs general manager Danny Ferry told the veteran shooting guard to remain at the team's practice facility in suburban Cleveland for an individual workout and to give himself more time to get his head cleared.
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West, suffering from a mood disorder, had skipped the first two days of training camp last week. He also faces weapons charges from an incident in his native Maryland shortly before camp begun.
West returned to the team Thursday and was seen chatting and laughing with teammate Mo Williams. Ferry said the Cavaliers are "using resources" to help West.
"Overall, I think he is going in a good direction," Ferry said. "I think our environment is great for people. It's a good group of people who work hard, that care about each other and want to win. And having Delonte in that, I think, is positive and we're excited that he's with us. I'm encouraged that he's making progress."
With new center Shaquille O'Neal, the Cavaliers are hopeful that West will be part of the equation that leads to an NBA title.
"There has to be a level of accountability as we're trying to build a championship culture and continue to grow as an organization," Ferry said.
"There's going to be ups and downs for that for sure, but at the end our purpose will remain the same."
source: Tony Dejak, AP, Sam Amico, Hoopsworld.com
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