me and Paul (Allen) talked in the back, and he was cool." How much has he thought about this game: I've thought about it a lot. A lot of the reasons I was conerned about playing again was because I didn't want to make anybody in Portland mad. You know, college was fun, and I don't want to make anybody mad at UW, but Portland gave me five of the best years of my life. I didn't want anybody to think Brandon Roy is looking to come back here and stick it to us ... that's not it at all. I just want to play basketball, and the rules say I can't play in Portland anymore." Reflections on his career in Portland: "I don't mean to stroke my ego, but I felt like I was a big part of Oregon, of Portland. And to be able to go back there will be a special moment. People always ask me -- 'What was your best moment?' and I don't know. Even that fourth quarter against Dallas -- that was just one of so many things that I did there. I can't say one was better than the other. "But I love Portland. It's a place that means a lot to me. At the same time, when I got into this situation with Minnesota, I have to give Minnesota my all, and if I'm constantly looking back, then I wouldn't be able to give them what they deserve. To Roy, Monday's surgery