Free-agent center David Harrison signed his one-year, non-guaranteed contract after practice on Thursday at the Nuggets’ Pepsi Center training facility, but does not know when he’ll be able to get on the floor to practice fully with his new teammates because of a strained calf sustained when he worked out for team officials at Target Center last month.

I’ll bet the Wolves give Harrison a good long look, which means I’m guessing he sticks with the team into the regular season for sure. Randy Wittman said he envisions Harrison playing well with Al Jefferson if opponents defend Jefferson with their centers, thus putting a smaller player against Harrison, who instantly and easily became the Wolves’ biggest player when he signed, in the post.

Craig Smith practiced Thursday after the swelling in his knee subsided. He missed Wednesday’s uneven victory over Oklahoma City after the knee swelled on the flight from Minneapolis to Billings. Also, Jason Collins rejoined the team in Denver after visiting his doctor in California to get his healing elbow checked.

As for Friday’s night game against A.I., ‘Melo and the Nuggets, Wittman said he hopes to get a good look at Randy Foye and Sebastian Telfair playing together against Denver’s smallish backcourt. Telfair and Marko Jaric played well together before Telfair injured his ankle in March and Foye and Jaric played well together some, too, after Telfair went out. Two ballhandlers are better than one apparently.

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