It's a bright day for the league, as the player widely acknowledged to be the game's best ever and perhaps the most recognized sports figure in the world returns to the basketball court, where he was a wizard. That he returns as a member of the 19-win Wizards, who have made the playoffs just once in the last 14 years, is a disappointment to those who equated his presence with success and a shock to Chicagoans who reveled in his success with the Bulls.