SAN FRANCISCO >> Jonathan Kuminga sat at his locker, alternating his gaze between his cell phone and the pile of shoes in front of him, as a Warriors staffer carried over a set of NBA-sized crutches Sunday afternoon and placed them at his side.

While his teammates prepared for the second game of their back-to-back against the Sacramento Kings, Kuminga processed his reaction to the news that he wouldn’t be suiting up alongside them for the better part of the next month.

He twisted his right ankle in the second quarter of Golden State’s 121-113 win over Memphis on Saturday, and the results of an MRI on Sunday confirmed the worst. The sprain he suffered was “significant” and he won’t be re-evaluated for another three weeks, ruling him out of a minimum of 11 games.

“Brutal,” head coach Steve Kerr said before tipoff. “JK’s been playing so well. Obviously such a big part of what we’re doing. He’s our most athletic scorer (and) finisher. He’s been playing so well. It’s a tough one. We do feel good about our depth and our ability to withstand his loss. Kyle, Moses, those guys will get more of an opportunity, and I’m excited about that.”

With one awkward landing, the momentum the young wing had built in recent games hit an immediate snag. Before coming down on Grizzlies forward Jake LaRavia while going for a rebound, Kuminga had emerged as a reliable second option to Steph Curry. Over the past month, Kuminga scored at least 30 points three times and averaged 20.5 points per game, a stretch that Kerr has described as the best stretch of his young career.

“That too,” Kuminga said in response to the unfortunate timing. “I just don’t want to be out. I want to be out there. It feels like our team is now taking off in the right direction and I would love to just be out there. ...

“I’m not happy with what happened. I would love to be out there, but I don’t decide what’s going to happen. ... I’m just concerned with how to get better every day. Watching film, being around my teammates so I can keep that same spirit and energy. I’m not really worried.”

While Kuminga said it wasn’t the worst ankle sprain he has suffered, he knew as soon as he hit the ground that it wasn’t good. He laid on the floor, pounded his fist and eventually hobbled back to the locker room under his own power, never returning to the bench.

In Kuminga’s absence, the Warriors got 22 second-half points from Andrew Wiggins, who will be asked to step up over the next few weeks. Wiggins’ 24 total points were his most in a game since Dec. 15 and marked his fifth-highest scoring total of the season.

“It puts more of the scoring burden on Wiggs’ shoulders, but he’s up for that,” Kerr said. “Every game is going to feel different. Every game is going to be different based on matchups. It’s on all of us to figure out what’s needed game-to-game.”

The larger role taken on by Kuminga had come off the bench, so the Warriors’ starting lineup didn’t look any different Sunday against the Kings — who were without De’Aaron Fox — but Kyle Anderson was expected to assume a large chunk of his minutes.

Since signing as a free agent, the 31-year-old veteran had fallen out of the rotation, averaging near career-lows in minutes (14.2 per game) and points (5.2). But Saturday, Anderson filled the stat sheet.