Giannis has no timetable

DALLAS - There are things that are bigger than basketball. That fact is not lost on the Milwaukee Bucks as their star, Giannis Antetokounmpo, mourns the sudden death of his father, Charles, on Friday night.

Antetokounmpo did not travel to Dallas with the team for their preseason opener against the Mavericks on Monday night. According to head coach Jason Kidd, when the 22-year-old allstar returns is up to him.

"There's no timetable," Kidd said. "He'll decide when it's time to come back and then it's for us to help him get back in the fold."

While Antetokounmpo has not been with the team over the past few days, everyone in the organization has had him in their thoughts and prayers. They have reached out to Antetokounmpo via calls and texts, and he has kept the lines of communication open. But everyone knows he needs space to be with his family during this difficult time.

"Just a very unfortunate situation," Kidd said. "Our prayers as an organization are with Giannis and his family. It's a really sad situation. I think he's handled it extremely well.

"With that being said, he's not with us and it's going to be some time, but he'll get back to work understanding his teammates and the organization are there to support the family."

Antetokounmpo's father, his mother Veronica, and younger brothers Kostas and Alex, joined him in Milwaukee in February 2014. After being taken 17th in the 2013 NBA draft, Giannis worked with the Bucks to apply for visas for his family. Following months of work, the U.S. Embassy in Greece issued a P Visa for Support Personnel to Charles as well as the rest of the family.

Charles Antetokounmpo, who played more soccer than basketball, helped Giannis and his older brother, Thanasis, when they picked up basketball as teenagers.

"My dad was a footballer, so he worked with me on my footwork a little bit," Giannis said in 2014, following a win over the Knicks that marked his first NBA game played in front of his family. "And he coached me mentally to stay in the game."

Maker on the mend: Second-year center Thon Maker missed Monday's game as well due to a right ankle injury suffered at a recent practice. The injury could keep Maker out of all three of the team's preseason games this week.

"He's coming back; he's starting to shoot," Kidd said. "Right now, he's just spot-shooting and hopefully by the end of this week he's back on the court."

Back to Madtown : The Bucks' preseason schedule features three games in five days this week, but eases up substantially before the fourth and final game on Oct. 13. During the interim, the Bucks will take training camp on the road.

From Oct. 9-11, the Bucks will return to the Nicholas-Johnson Pavilion and Plaza at the University of Wisconsin in Madison for three days of practice. This trip marks the third successive season the Bucks have visited Madison during training camp.

"We wanted to keep that tradition going," Kidd said.