Los Angeles Clippers guard John Wall said he's hoping for an overwhelmingly positive reaction when he returns to Washington, D.C., to face off with the Wizards on Dec. 10.

Wall, who played for the Wiz from 2010 through 2020, discussed his first game back at Capital One Arena with fans in attendance during an appearance Wednesday on HBO's The Shop (1:55 mark of the video below).

"Being there for 10 years, the team that drafted me, being the franchise guy and then getting traded from there," Wall said. "Then that's during the midst of COVID, so I never had the opportunity to be back to play in front of fans. So hopefully I'll get that big standing ovation that I think I deserve. My ultimate goal was trying to bring a championship there, like everything I gave to that city, from playing through my injuries, giving back to the community, it felt like a second home to me."

The five-time All-Star lived up to the sky-high expectations of being the first overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft, though injuries prevented him from maintaining his usual impact over his final few seasons in the nation's capital.

Wall averaged 19 points, 9.2 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals in 573 regular-season appearances across nine seasons with the Wizards. He was voted to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2015 and the All-NBA Third Team in 2017.

His individual success wasn't enough to help Washington capture its first title since 1978, though. The team reached the playoffs four times during the guard's tenure but never advanced beyond the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Now the question is how the 32-year-old from North Carolina will perform after sitting out two of the past three seasons. He missed 2019-20 with heel and Achilles injuries, and he sat out all of last year as part of an agreement with the rebuilding Houston Rockets.

Wall did still look like an impact player in 40 games for the Rockets in 2020-21, averaging 20.6 points and 6.9 assists.

"They told me just be myself, be John Wall no matter what, and I think for me it's easy," Wall told reporters last week. "I know how to be myself. For me it's to push the pace, I think I'm one of the best two-way guard defenders in the league at my position so that helps them out a lot with a lot of the switching they do."

He'll likely split minutes with Reggie Jackson at the point to open the campaign, but the former University of Kentucky standout could earn a larger share of the playing time if he returns to peak form throughout the season.

As for his return to Washington, it would be a surprise if Wizards fans gave him anything other than a sustained standing ovation. The team didn't reach its ultimate goal during his time there, but that wasn't because of a lack of effort from the longtime face of the franchise.

The Dec. 10 contest is the Clippers' only visit to D.C. this season.