Brandon Roy has recuperated so quickly from Aug. 14 arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, it appears the All-Star guard will merit regular duty through the Trail Blazers' preseason.

Coach Nate McMillan had indicated he would cut back on Roy's playing time to ease him back into action, as well as give rookie Rudy Fernandez plenty of minutes in the preseason.

"I think (McMillan's plan) has changed a little bit," Roy said on the first day of training camp. "Rudy will get his reps, but I'll get mine, too. We have a lot of new guys, and we need to get that chemistry as fast as we can. It's important that I play alongside Greg (Oden), LaMarcus (Aldridge) and Rudy.

"I want to play all the preseason games. ...More