Jaylen Williams is putting his wrist injury into perspective amid his recovery from a knee injury

As Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is gearing up for a comeback before facing the Denver Nuggets, Oklahoma City Thunder‘s Jalen Williams is entering the final phase of recovery from a right hamstring injury. After missing the first 19 games of the regular season recovering from wrist surgery, Williams’ hamstring injury carried through the All-Star break after straining his right hamstring again. He is still a week away from being re-evaluated.

Williams had his say the frustration of yet another injury during the defending champion Thunder’s regular season, he said, during his All-Star break vlog.

“I pulled my hamstring literally 12 seconds before I was going to come out of the game,” Williams said. “So I made it worse again. Now here we are. My whole All-Star week I was just going to throw myself, bro. I was just kind of spamming how to get in shape and stay healthy, and my wrist never felt this good. That plan failed miserably.”

Williams was looking forward to spending his All-Star break working on his shot, as he spent the regular season adjusting to two surgeries to repair torn ligaments in his right wrist. Instead, he spent time rehabbing from a hamstring injury that kept him out of basketball for 16+ days.

“It’s super frustrating because I’m dealing with my arm, which has gotten infinitely better, and it’s finally starting to get back to normal, and I pull the tendon not once, but right away when I’m rehabbing it after a month,” Williams added. “I pulled it the same week after I had two good games, where I’m back to looking normal. So, it’s really bullshit. Just get ready for April now to finish the season strong and healthy.”

With just 22 games remaining in the regular season, the Thunder’s 45-15 record leads the NBA.

Thunder teammates arrive for Jalen Williams jersey ceremony

Before facing the Suns, Thunder forward Jalen Williams retired his jersey at Perry High School, located outside of Phoenix, Arizona. Williams debated what a special moment felt like along with your teammates, friends and family.

“It put it into perspective a little bit more just because I was the first one up there. That’s my high school. I went there when I was 14. I didn’t think any of that was going to happen. It wasn’t even a thought,” Williams said. “So it definitely puts a lot into perspective. How much it means to me and my family, and then there’s the legacy. Then to have my brother go to the same high school and for him to win their first two rings ever, in the program, is really cool.

“It’s something that kind of passes. I don’t really think about it. But yesterday definitely brought me back down to earth a little bit. It kind of reminds me of how far I’ve come.”

Williams could return next week.