ONTARIO >> The question made Lou Williams laugh. After all, few things matter in any preseason game, even if it involved squaring up against the Toronto Raptors after they let him leave this summer via free agency.

“We’ll wait until it gets real,” Williams said before the Lakers hosted Toronto on Thursday at Citizens Business Bank Arena.

That moment will happen when the Lakers host the Raptors Nov. 20. Still, Williams stressed he does not hold a grudge against Toronto for allowing him to sign with the Lakers to a three-year, $21 million deal despite posting a career-high 15.5 points per game last season and winning the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award.

“I don’t think about it now,” said Williams, who is close with Raptors guard Kyle Lowry. “I’m over it. They’re over it. Everybody has moved on.”

Williams acknowledged it was “weird” how the situation turned out. But there were practical reasons for the breakup from both sides.

“They were in a position where they were trying to get better at every position,” Williams said. “I was looking to make a decision faster than they were prepared to do so. We had a deal on the table, and they weren’t ready to make a decision. So I told them to go ahead.”

Incidentally, the Raptors used the money saved by not retaining Williams to acquire DeMarre Carroll, who remains close friends with Williams after they played together in the 2013-14 season with Atlanta.

“We needed a better two-way wing player,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. “That’s why we had to put our eggs in a different basket.”

Yet, Casey said that he “loves Lou” and called him a “huge asset for the Lakers.” Williams entered Thursday’s game against Toronto averaging a team-leading 17 points through two exhibitions. Williams revealed he feels “pretty comfortable with how I’m being used here,” despite calling coach Byron Scott’s training camp “tough.”

“Coach Scott has a high expectation for this team,” Williams said. “So he’s been putting us through the rigors to make sure we’re prepared.”

Williams has also made an impression in two other ways.

Williams has willingly scored and passed with while playing with Nick Young, another high-volume shooter whose value diminished last season after shooting a career-low 36.1 percent from the field. But Williams argued that story line “was overblown in the first place.”

“Lou is much better with the ball in his hands as far as creating plays for himself and for his teammates,” Scott said. “He’s not one of those guys who’s reluctant to pass the ball.”

The Lakers also acquired Williams because of his league-wide reputation entering his 10th NBA season as a positive locker room influence.

“I tried to be a positive presence and get along with my teammates and try to create a working environment,” Williams said. “I don’t want to be the guy that causes disruptions.”

And that includes remaining diplomatic about his former team.