A new item in the Wizards locker room was introduced last week along with the slew of new faces: a bin full of ice water for Al Thornton’s feet.

Thornton had been doing plenty of soaking, too, even before he moved into the starting lineup after Josh Howard went down with a season-ending knee injury. But even after coming off his first double-double with Wizards (16 points, 11 rebounds) on Wednesday against Memphis, Thornton still spent an extra half-hour after Thursday’s practice putting up shots as he works himself into a bigger role than he anticipated when he came to Washington from the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-team, trade deadline deal with Cleveland.

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