In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the first number of columns of the sub-matrix may be selected by performing a QR decomposition with column pivoting on the sub-matrix to determine an ordered set of columns that are ordered according to linear independence, and selecting the first number of columns from the ordered set of columns. In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the first matrix may be a product of the IFFT matrix and a sub-carrier mapping matrix, and the first number of columns may be selected in sequential order from an initial column of the ordered set of columns. In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the first matrix corresponds to the IFFT matrix and a first subset of columns of the ordered set of columns is associated with one or more guard subcarriers for the OFDM symbol, and a second subset of columns of the ordered set of columns is associated with one or more non-guard subcarriers for the OFDM symbol, and where the first number of columns is selected in sequential order from the second subset of columns.