▁ 2 5 - point ▁second ▁half ▁lead , ▁Wal ton ▁did ▁not ▁play . ▁With ▁Wait ers ▁absent ▁and ▁Rod ney ▁Mc Gr uder ▁s idel ined , ▁Wal ton ▁was ▁active ▁again ▁the ▁following ▁night ▁against ▁the ▁Golden ▁State ▁War riors , ▁when ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁debut , ▁posting ▁one ▁def ensive ▁re bound ▁in ▁one ▁minute ▁of ▁play . ▁When ▁Ty ler ▁Johnson ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁ill ness , ▁Wal ton ▁stayed ▁active ▁after ▁Wait ers ' ▁return , ▁but ▁was ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁Si oux ▁F alls ▁after ▁eight ▁days ▁with ▁Miami , ▁that ▁included ▁a ▁stop ▁in ▁Michigan ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Conference ▁Men ' s ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁b anner ▁ceremony ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁Michigan ▁Wol ver ines ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁team ▁the ▁day ▁before ▁the ▁He at ▁visited ▁the ▁Detroit ▁P ist ons . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁Si oux ▁F alls ▁against ▁the ▁Austin ▁Sp urs , ▁t ally ing ▁ 2 0 ▁points ▁and ▁ 9 ▁ass ists ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 1 9 – 1 1 8 ▁loss . ▁Wal ton ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁several ▁times ▁there after : ▁November ▁ 1 9 – 2 2 , ▁November ▁ 2 5 – 2 7 , ▁November ▁ 2 8 – 3 0 , ▁and ▁December ▁ 1 5 – . ▁Wal ton ▁converted ▁ 2 ▁free ▁throws ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 9 ▁against ▁the