Timberwolves sign Wiggins’ older brother


Wichita State Shockers guard Nick Wiggins (15) moves the ball as Indiana State Sycamores guard Lucas Eitel (2) . Scott Kane-USA TODAY Sports
Wichita State Shockers guard Nick Wiggins (15) moves the ball as Indiana State Sycamores guard Lucas Eitel (2) . Scott Kane-USA TODAY Sports

The Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday signed guard Nick Wiggins, the older brother of All-Star guard/forward Andrew Wiggins.

The team also announced the signing of center Kleon Penn.

Wiggins, 24, appeared in three games for the Timberwolves Las Vegas Summer League team and averaged 4.0 points per game. He spent parts of last season with the Idaho Stampede in the NBA D-League, averaging 9.8 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.

Wiggins played two seasons at Wichita State University and went undrafted in the 2014 NBA Draft.

Penn, 29, most recently played in 45 games with Vaqueros de Bayamon in Puerto Rico, averaging 4.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 18.4 minutes per game. Penn, a Virgin Islands native, recently won a gold medal in June with the Virgin Islands during the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships, a team that interim head coach Sam Mitchell led.

Penn finished his college career at McNeese State in 2009.