Kings' Neemias Queta: Plays first game since Dec. 20

Queta (COVID-19 health and safety protocols) tallied 21 points (9-13 FG, 2-3 FT), 12 rebounds, one assist and one block in 29 minutes Wednesday for the G League's Stockton Kings in the affiliate's 103-80 win over the Birmingham Squadron.

Queta entered the protocols Dec. 21, but he was cleared to rejoin the Kings on Dec. 30. He didn't appear in any games for the NBA team before being assigned to Stockton, and he looked plenty healthy Wednesday in his first game action at either level in about two and a half weeks. Even with a pair of frontcourt contributors in Richaun Holmes and Chimezie Metu in the protocols, Sacramento isn't expected to have room for Queta in the rotation in the near future.