Wizards' Haywood has torn ligaments in wrist

Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Washington Wizards center Brendan Haywood has torn ligaments in his right wrist and will undergo surgery, team president Ernie Grunfeld announced Wednesday.

A report from the Washington Post earlier Wednesday put the timetable on Haywood's return at four-to-six months, putting his entire season in jeopardy. The Wizards will not report on a timeline for recovery until after surgery, which is yet to be scheduled.

The surgery will repair a torn dorsal scapho-lunate ligament in his right wrist. Haywood visited two hand specialists earlier Wednesday, both of whom concluded that surgery was necessary. He suffered the injury during training camp last week.

Haywood averaged a career-high 10.6 points and 7.2 rebounds last season for Washington and matched a career-mark with 1.7 blocks per contest. The UNC product also set a new career-high for average minutes played with 27.9 per game and competed in 80 of 82 games.

The news comes one day after Washington forward Antawn Jamison hurt his right knee in the first quarter of Tuesday's preseason opener against the Dallas Mavericks.

An MRI performed Wednesday revealed no further damage beyond a contusion. Although Washington has no timetable for his return, the two-time All-Star is expected to be ready for the team's regular-season opener.

Jamison averaged 21.4 points and 10.2 rebounds in 79 contests last season. During the offseason, Jamison re-upped with the Wizards in a four-year extension worth $50 million.

The Wizards are already without guard Gilbert Arenas likely for the next several months because of a knee injury.

Last updated: October 8, 2008 at 11:26 PM