However, Adrien is sensible.

``I'll cross that bridge when I come to it,'' he said.

The Celtics will mark Adrien's 14th individual workout since the NBA pre-draft camp May 27-29. On Sunday, he was in Salt Lake City for a workout with the Utah Jazz. On Saturday, he was in Cleveland for the Cavaliers.

Leo Papile, the Celtics assistant executive director of Basketball operations and Adrien's former AAU coach, has been a good resource. But getting a feel for where, and if, the player will be drafted Thursday has been cloudy at best.

As a 6-foot-6 power forward, he's not considered an easy fit for teams that have a need at that position.

``I still don't know,'' Adrien said. ``When (tomorrow) comes around I think we're going to have a better idea. ``All I know is that I just had a good workout in Utah and another good one in Cleveland. I'm looking forward to coming back to Boston. I just don't know much yet about teams' interest levels. If they want to bring me in and have me work out with them then they must be thinking about something. I talk to Leo here and there, but right now it's just hard to tell.'' Adrien also has been called in to give a higher projected pick a workout. In Utah, he went up against Wake Forest power forward James Johnson, a projected mid-to-late selection in the first round.

Other workout opponents have included Villanova's Dante Cunningham, Memphis' Robert Dozier and Arizona State's Jeff Pendergraph.

Dozier will attend today's workout with the Celtics , as will Duquesne guard Aaron Jackson and Providence forward Geoff McDermott. Baylor forward Kevin Rogers pulled out yesterday.

The format typically has remained the same, with Adrien and a guard matched against another power forward/guard combo in a 2-on-2 clash.

In this setting, Adrien has done what simply comes naturally. What he gives up in inches he takes back in aggression.

``My last four years I've had to deal with that,'' Adrien said. ``It's just a matter now of proving to these guys that I can do it. What some people don't realize is that I have a 7-2 wingspan. Other big guys with a 7-2 wingspan tend to be 6-10 or so.

``I don't have a problem keeping up with them. Me going inside and getting rebounds is just something I've done my whole life. Even if they're taller than me, I get the rebounds.''

One of the first men to get Adrien moving in the right direction - Brookline High coach Mark Fiedor - has worked out his former star at the school's Schluntz Gym.

That brought some interesting attention. On at least one visit there, Adrien was swarmed by students and spent part of his afternoon posing for group pictures.

Amidst all this attention, Adrien has been invited by his former UConn teammate, expected top-five pick Hasheem Thabeet, to a reception tomorrow night in a Madison Avenue nightclub in New York. Thabeet, who will become the first Tanzanian to play in the NBA, is being honored by several ambassadors from his country.

``I'm excited for him,'' Adrien said. ``He's invited me, but we'll have to see.''

- mrmurphy@bostonherald.com