Randy Wittman still was playing coy at the team’s morning shootaround Friday at Arco Arena, but you could tell tonight’s starting five from who wore black jerseys and who wore white: Kevin Love, Sebastian Telfair, Mike Miller, Al Jefferson, Corey Brewer.

That’s the lineup you might have envisioned last summer (except for perhaps Telfair instead of Randy Foye) after the team made that draft-night trade with Memphis. But Wittman used the season’s first four games in an attempt to show you have to earn your way on this “improved” team.

That pretense apparently is over, now that Wittman, er, loved the energy Love and Telfair brought when he summoned them in the middle of the first quarter in Wednesday’s double-overtime loss to San Antonio.

Love’s grit, talent, tenacity and potential is too great not to let grow, quickly. Telfair, in just his second game back from suspension, gets the call because of Foye’s lousy start to the season. Love’s size also should help against a Kings team that will get Brad Miller back for the first time this season following a five-game NBA suspension.

Kings star Kevin Martin might be limited, or possibly might not play, because of an ankle injury he sustained in Wednesday’s home-opening victory over Memphis. He did not practice Thursday or participate in Friday’s shootaround.

“He’s a tough kid,” Wittman said. “I think he’ll play.”

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