Mar 30, 2007 12:03 PM EST

Kevin Willis will go through the second of two workouts with the Mavericks on Friday and he may just make the club.

"My brother kept saying it was over," Willis said Thursday after a workout with the Mavericks. "But I kept telling him something might happen."

Willis worked out for more than an hour Thursday and emerged with a good sweat and positive feeling about the chances of a 44-year-old being able to contribute to a championship team.

"I haven't played," Willis said, "but if I get a couple pints of oxygen, I'll be all right."

Via Dallas Morning News