The team practiced a little over two hours on Monday. Delonte West was not in attendance. He flew back to the Washington, D.C. area to attend his grandmother’s funeral.

Damien Wilkins dressed but did not practice. Sonics coach P.J Carlesimo said his ankle did not swell up on the plane ride back from Indianapolis, and Wilkins is listed as day-to-day.

Chris Wilcox left the Indiana game late with a mild right knee strain but was fine and practiced on Monday.

Johan Petro also missed practice today, due to heart palpitations. Petro had similar issues with his heart last season, and saw a cardiologist today. I hope to know more about Petro’s condition this afternoon.

The other 12 players practiced today, including Robert Swift, who didn’t play at all on the two-game road trip. Swift looked a little stiff but seemed to move fine. He is expected to play on Thursday when the team takes on the L.A. Lakers in his hometown of Bakersfield, Calif.

Mouhamed Sene talked about his breakout performance against Indianapolis. The 7-footer from Senegal finished with six points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots in 24 minutes. It was Sene’s first preseason action, and he should get another extended look on Thursday against the Lakers.

Sene said he feels more comfortable on the floor this season, and his English is better, which has resulted in better communication on the floor with both coaches and teammates in terms of strategy and knowing where he’s supposed to be.

Sene also has more peace of mind. He said that last season he was worried about his family, who was in danger back in his native country of Senegal. Sene said people who were jealous of his family were breaking into his family’s home and threatening to harm them because of Sene’s status as a pro basketball player. Sene said his family also lived in a dangerous part of town.

During the offseason Sene helped his family find a new home in a safer area of Senegal, so he doesn’t have to worry about their well-being as much this season.

He said he doesn’t want to go back to the NBA developmental league, and believes he’s ready to play consistent minutes.

“Right now I am more worried about what I have to do to stay on the floor,” Sene said. “So I want to stay here. I’m ready for the NBA.”

Sene and West are the only players that have not started a game, so those two will probably start on Thursday. Carlesimo seems content to wait two more games before deciding on a starting five, eventually tightening the rotation for Seattle’s home game against Golden State Oct. 23.

Carlesimo also said that most of the defensive and offensive transition system is in, but only 10 to 15 percent of the offensive, half-court sets are in. That’s why Seattle has struggled in the half-court offensively.

Listen to Carlesimo talk more about that here.

Nick Collison is in the midst of a tough battle for playing time with Wilcox. Both players have looked good so far this season. But Carlesimo has stayed with the young trio of centers in Swift, Petro, Sene and veteran Kurt Thomas at the center spot, leaving Collison and Wilcox sharing time at power forward. Collison started several games at center for Seattle last season, so he has to again prove that he deserves minutes at both positions.

However, Collison’s offensive skill set and ability to attack the boards should garner him consistent playing time. Whether that’s as a starter or contributor off the bench remains to be seen.

“I just want to get on the court,” Collison said. “And If I can play both positions that will help me get on the court.”

Listen to Collison talk more here.