▁Indiana ▁Pac ers , ▁and ▁he ▁posted ▁his ▁first ▁NBA ▁field ▁goal ▁( a ▁three - point ▁shot ) ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 8 ▁against ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Haw ks . ▁By ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁he ▁had ▁used ▁ 2 2 ▁of ▁his ▁ 4 5 ▁allowed ▁NBA ▁days ▁while ▁the ▁He at ▁ro ster ▁was ▁end uring ▁ 6 ▁concurrent ▁inj uries . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁Wal ton ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁meaning ful ▁action . ▁With ▁Hass an ▁Wh ites ide , ▁James ▁Johnson , ▁Rod ney ▁Mc Gr uder , ▁Just ise ▁W ins low , ▁Ok aro ▁White ▁and ▁Gor an ▁Drag ic ▁already ▁s idel ined , ▁the ▁He at ▁lost ▁D ion ▁Wait ers ▁to ▁injury ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁quarter ▁against ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Ma ver icks ▁and ▁Wal ton ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁floor ▁for ▁nearly ▁ 2 4 ▁minutes ▁and ▁contributed ▁seven ▁points , ▁with ▁five ▁ass ists ▁and ▁zero ▁turno vers ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁notice able ▁def ensive ▁efforts . ▁Wal ton ▁and ▁fellow ▁two - way ▁contract ▁sig ne e ▁Matt ▁Williams ▁Jr . ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁back court ▁res erves ▁after ▁Wait ers ' ▁injury . ▁On ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁Wal ton ▁was ▁s idel ined ▁with ▁an ▁ill ness . ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁He at ▁re ass igned ▁Wal ton ▁to ▁Si oux ▁F alls ▁and ▁back dated ▁the ▁assignment ▁to ▁the ▁ 5 th , ▁leaving ▁Wal ton ▁with ▁ 1 4 ▁remaining ▁days ▁of