Sunday, the OKC Thunder once again were seen taking care of business in a commanding fashion, downing the Memphis Grizzlies out at FedEx Forum by a final score of 114-100.
With this, Oklahoma City closes out its four-game road trip with a 3-1 record and now boasts a 10-1 overall record to date, the best in the NBA.
Yet, even with their continued impressive play against Memphis, Brandon Rahbar of Daily Thunder believes the "highlight of the night" came prior to tip-off, as Jalen Williams was seen taking (and making) several three-pointers during warmups with his right wrist, the very same one that he got surgery on back in July to repair a torn ligament.
Jalen Williams shooting *with his right hand* pregame is maybe the highlight of the night for Thunder fans.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) November 10, 2025
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Thunder star Jalen Williams shows progress with shooting form
Williams originally sustained the injury during the twilight days of the 2024-25 regular season, right before the start of the playoffs.
The pain became so severe that, following OKC's title run, the All-Star admitted to adopting more of a push-shot technique to his shooting form just to avoid putting too much stress on his wrist.
Following the operation, Williams described his wrist as feeling like putting Laffy Taffy in the freezer, "and then trying to bend it," and, for months after, would only use his left hand during on-court drills throughout the offseason and training camp.
On October 31, the Thunder announced that, after undergoing a follow-up procedure to remove a screw, his expected return date had been pushed back to sometime within the next 10 to 14 days.
Roughly a week after this update and four months removed from his initial procedure, Williams has now officially been spotted hoisting up shots with his dominant hand, and with solid form at that.
This should only serve as excitement fuel for Thunder fans.
Though Oklahoma City may be the top team in the league's power rankings as currently constructed, there are still plenty of areas of their game they could stand to improve upon.
From their seventh-worst three-point shooting percentage (33.2) to their 24-ranked assist-per-game rate (24.9), this Thunder offense, even with guys like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, and breakout guard Ajay Mitchell leading the charge, could certainly use some fine-tuning.
Adding a player like Williams, who is coming off a career-best campaign where he dropped 21.6 points and 5.1 assists per game on 36.5 percent shooting from deep, should prove to be exactly the kind of boost this club needs as they look to embark on the NBA's first successful championship repeat bid since 2018.