J.J. Hickson will come off the bench Friday versus Suns, Jason Kosmicki of the Denver Nuggets reports.

Hickson will come off the bench Friday versus Suns, Jason Kosmicki of the Denver Nuggets reports.

Analysis:

Hickson has been replaced in the starting lineup by Nikola Jokic, who is coming off his best game of the season. It remains to be seen if this is a permanent switch to the staring lineup while Jusuf Nurkic is out.