Kevin Durant, fellow Texas teammate Justin Mason and one of Durant's buddies, Randy Williams, piled out of a Chevy Cavalier

According to Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press, the team typically spends much of Feb. on the road thanks to the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. However, playing games in Austin allows them not to have to travel as much.

A nostalgic time for Phoenix's All-Star forward continues Thursday, when Durant and the Suns play San Antonio in Austin, Texas — a home game for the Spurs and a homecoming for Durant, since the game brings him back to where he played his one college season with the Longhorns.

The intrigue: The matchup with the Suns marks star forward Kevin Durant's return to Austin. In his lone season with the Longhorns, 2006–07, he averaged 25.8 points and 11.1 rebounds and was selected as college player of the year by the Associated Press.

Although Kevin Durant spent just one season at Texas, he remains a positive presence around the Longhorn program, says Texas coach Rodney Terry.

That is because his Phoenix Suns faced the San Antonio Spurs at the University of Texas' Moody Center in Austin. Durant played one season for the Longhorns and was greeted accordi

The Suns and Spurs will be squaring off at Moody Center located at the University of Texas Austin, where Durant went to college. “It does mean a lot to me,” Durant said (via A