"It’s crazy," Garnett said after his second practice of training camp yesterday. "I was over there talking to Tony Allen and he was telling me about his knee, and he told me, ‘Kevin, don’t think about your leg,’ and I try to keep that in the back of my mind. I just try to play, man."

Asked to place a percentage on his recovery, the forward shook his head.

"It’s not a matter of what I can’t do or whatever - just from power and strength and not having the option to play, is difficult," he said. "Like you see when I sprint, I can’t just (makes sound of revving motor) like I want to. Eighty-five percent, 90 percent would be pretty accurate."