Wizards still adjusting before final preseason game

The Washington Wizards will have their final dress rehearsal in Chicago on Friday, before the real show opens next week, and they are still unsure about all of players who will be the main characters and which ones will serve supporting roles. With Antawn Jamison out with a shoulder injury, both Mike Miller and Gilbert Arenas missing the past two games with the flu and Flip Saunders fiddling with his lineups through the first seven games, the Wizards have yet to develop much chemistry on the floor. The new pieces and Saunders's new systems have led to some moments when the Wizards have looked really good and pretty sloppy, a level of inconsistency that is supported by their 4-3 record. "We've got a lot of room for improvement still, but we're getting there," said Miller, who was feeling better after his temperature nearly reached triple digits on Monday. "Tomorrow will