Rider’s In A Storm

Timberwolves guard Isaiah Rider said he would not have left Minnesota when the 1994-95 NBA season ended if he had known he was wanted for a probation violation.

A warrant for his arrest was rescinded Monday on the condition he show up for an Aug. 23 court hearing in Minneapolis.

Rider’s appearance, however, might not keep him from serving a jail sentence for violating terms of his probation for a fifthdegree assault conviction last September.

The Wolves’ leading scorer last season has yet to complete an anger-violence counseling program, considered by Bloomington city attorney Sandra Johnson to be the “most important part” of his two-year probation.