Dallas Wings forward Maddy Siegrist made the most of her return to the lineup after missing 18 games with a knee injury.

Siegrist scored 13 points in the Wings' 85-76 loss to the New York Liberty on Tuesday night.

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“It's been a long process building up to the moment. I want to try to help my team,” Siegrist said. “I wanted to come out with a win tonight, but to get the first one under your belt is great.”

Wings coach Chris Koclanes said Siegrist was on a minutes restriction against the Liberty, and she played 15. Siegrist, who grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York, joked at shootaround that she would need to tell the 150 friends and friends in attendance to not chant for her to play more.

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