Syracuse, N.Y. — Hakim Warrick will continue his quest to return to the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs.

The former Syracuse University star confirmed Friday that he had been invited to a workout with the reigning NBA champions. Warrick will have his workout with the Spurs on Sept. 1.

Warrick, who played at Syracuse from 2001 to 2005, spent eight years in the NBA. The Memphis Grizzlies took him with the 19th pick in the 2005 NBA draft. In addition to the Grizzlies, the 6-foot-9 forward has played for the Milwaukee Bucks, the Chicago Bulls, the Phoenix Suns, the New Orleans Hornets and the Charlotte Bobcats. However, he last played in the NBA during the 2012-13 season with the Bobcats.

Warrick averaged 7.0 points in 27 games for Charlotte, but the Bobcats traded him to Orlando in February of 2013. The Magic released him two days later.

When no NBA teams showed interest in him after that season, Warrick eventually signed with the Liaoning Jiebao Hunters of the Chinese Basketball Association.

"I went over there halfway through the season,'' Warrick said recently. "It was a different experience. It was a shorter season and good competition. I got to play for 36 minutes a game. I haven't had to do that in a while. It was good to go out and play and be the main focus every game.''

Earlier this summer, Warrick said he hoped to return to the NBA for the 2014-15 season.

Warrick's workout for the Spurs includes no guarantee of making the team's roster, but it does offer a good opportunity. Warrick said the workout should include some current San Antonio players and a few other free agents. He said he accepted the Spurs' invitation because San Antonio does have some players with non-guaranteed deals.