Karl-Anthony Towns will undergo surgery to repair a torn left meniscus and will be reevaluated in a month.
Towns is expected to return to game action early in the Western Conference playoffs.
Towns had appeared in 60 of the Timberwolves first 62 games. He was a 2024 All-Star and averaging 22.1 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.