Gilas Pilipinas left for Japan on Tuesday without one of its top scorers Terrence Romeo but Filipino-Canadian Matthew Wright is confident that they can get the job done in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asian Qualifiers even without the GlobalPort scoring dynamo.

Romeo skipped the trip due to a knee contusion and head coach Chot Reyes has to find ways to fill in the gap as Gilas 5 takes on Japan on Friday at the Komazawa Olympic Park in Tokyo.

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