Chase Budinger returned from his surgery on his meniscus, scoring nine points with four boards, one steal and one 3-pointer in 18 minutes against the Kings on Thursday. He was hurt on November 10 and he basically replaced Mickael Gelabale (DNP-CD) in the rotation tonight. Gelabale played 24.6 minutes per game in his previous five games, so there could be some opportunity for Budinger. Andrei Kirilenko getting more playing time should limit Budinger from consideration in standard leagues for now, though.