The Washington Wizards have dealt the fifth overall pick in Thursday's NBA Draft to the Minnesota Timberwolves for guard Randy Foye. They also sent forward Darius Songalia and centers Oleksiy Pecherov and Etan Thomas to the Timberwolves and obtained sharp-shooting swingman Mike Miller. The deal, the first made by David Kahn, the Wizards' new president of basketball operations, gives them four first-round picks in the draft -- No.

The Washington Wizards have agreed to trade the No.

Washington Wizards center Etan Thomas, who missed last season after open heart surgery, is out indefinitely with a knee ligament injury. The 6-foot-10 center tore the MCL in his left knee in a loss to Milwaukee Monday, the club announced Tuesday. His status will be re-evaluated in two weeks. The seven-year veteran is averaging 3.1 points and 2.5 rebounds in 26 games this season for the Eastern-Conference worst Wizards.

By JOSEPH WHITE By Joseph White The Associated Press WASHINGTON Etan Thomas was recovering from open heart surgery Friday, and the doctor who performed the operation didn't rule out the possibility of the Washington Wizards' center returning to play in the NBA this season.

Washington Wizards center Etan Thomas will be hospitalized 5-7 days to recover from heart surgery. The procedure Thursday was more extensive than expected. He had a condition called bicuspid aortic valve, and the valve developed leakage, said Dr.