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Consider that another dose of unfortunate circumstances during a season full of them. Kaminsky shared Thursday that, after a knee stress fracture sidelined him for more than two months, he had been cleared to resume basketball activities on March 11 — the same day the NBA suspended its season because of the coronavirus pandemic. So while some players and staffers from non-playoff teams (read: Golden State) might prefer to punt on the rest of the regular season, Kaminsky is antsy to return to any basketball action.

“I’ll go to Saturn to play basketball at this point,” Kaminsky said. “I’ll go pretty much anywhere. You tell me where to be and I’ll be there, ready to play.”

Kaminsky, who characterizes himself as “fully healthy,” is one Suns player using Veterans Memorial Coliseum this week for voluntary individual workouts with strict health and safety protocols and limited staff interaction. They are his first full basketball sessions in about 5 1/2 months.

He acknowledged it is strange to wear a mask while entering the facility, which the Suns are using while Talking Stick Resort Arena undergoes renovations. And to have his temperature taken immediately upon arrival. And to constantly stay 12 feet away from staffers, who typically set screens, play defense and provide hands-on instruction during workouts.

“But you get used to it pretty quick,” Kaminsky said. “Right now, this is the norm. If this is the way we get access to basketball workouts, I’m sure everybody’s gonna take it. Anything is better than nothing.”

Kaminsky said “a lot” of teammates have visited the Coliseum this week, though he declined to offer names. (Jevon Carter posted an Instagram video from the Coliseum court earlier this week.) And though the Suns were 26-39 when the season shut down, Kaminsky believes the group shares his fervor about possibly returning to play.

The Suns had their full, overhauled roster available for exactly one game this season (Dec. 30 against Portland) — and by then, Kaminsky’s knee was already painful. Building a foundational culture has been imperative for Monty Williams in his first season as head coach. Young players have plenty to prove.

“Any games we can take at this point to go out there and show what we can do, we’re gonna take,” Kaminsky said. “We got a really competitive bunch, and that starts with our coaching staff and on down. … Being able to go out there and play just one single game, I know we’re all gonna go out there and give it our all.”

Kaminsky was navigating an odd season even before his early-January injury. Signed as a free agent to be a stretch big, he often played out of position as a starting center while Deandre Ayton was suspended and Aron Baynes battled multiple injuries. He averaged 11 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 34.8 percent from 3-point range, but opposing teams often attacked his defensive limitations.

Still, Kaminsky has found comfort in Phoenix and hopes to stick around. He has a $5 million team option in his contract for the 2020-21 season but acknowledged, “I haven’t really talked about it much, to be honest.”

“Obviously, I really like it here,” Kaminsky said. “I really like this staff. … I’d really like to be back, but that’s something that’s gonna have to be talked about once everything (with the rest of this season is) figured out.”