The Dallas Wings are doing their best to woo Opals centre Liz Cambage into returning to the WNBA.
She visited Dallas earlier this week while on vacation and was in New York, coincidently, where the Wings are due to play the Liberty on Friday night.
Coach Fred Williams enjoyed spending time with Cambage in Dallas, but didn't know when and if she would return to the team, which still owns her rights after drafting the 6ft 8 star in 2011 with the No.2 overall pick.
"It's up to her," Williams said. "We haven't talked about her coming this year. I'm just happy to see her and see what's going on."
Cambage's first stop on her vacation was Dallas to see Australian teammate Erin Phillips, who works for the Wings now after retiring in May.
"Liz and I are really close," Phillips said. "She's here in New York, we're having lunch again. When you're a foreigner you want to have a piece of home when you go overseas and hopefully she sees that in me."
The Wings took Cambage on a tour of AT&T Stadium in Dallas, with the team log and "Welcome to Dallas Liz" on the 25,000-square foot video board. She took in the team's home game Tuesday night in a luxury suite.
"Obviously when I see Liz I mention the fact that she should play for Dallas someday," Phillips said. "I'm confident she will. When she does I'm not sure. This is a fantastic organisation and she knows that. The door will always be open and I think when she's ready she'll make a great impact on this team and this league. I'm always encouraging her from that standpoint."
Cambage last played for the team when it was in Tulsa in 2013. She averaged 16.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.4 blocks and most recently played for Melbourne in the WNBL.
She told The Associated Press at the Olympics last summer that she was definitely interested in playing in the WNBA again at some point, but her top priority was Australia's national team.
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