Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum, who is currently sidelined due to a collapsed right lung, underwent further examination on Tuesday, including a CT scan, according to the team. The Blazers said in a press release that McCollum continues to show improvement and will be reevaluated again a week from now.
McCollum still isn’t close to returning — he’s only participating in light conditioning work for the time being and won’t join the team on its upcoming road trip to Memphis (Sunday) and New Orleans (Tuesday) next week.
The slumping Blazers got Damian Lillard back on Sunday, but could badly use a healthy McCollum in their lineup as a complementary scorer and play-maker. Since starting the season 10-8, the club has lost nine of its last 10 games, including six in a row.
McCollum has averaged 20.6 PPG and 4.5 APG on .424/.393/.700 shooting in 24 games (35.3 MPG) so far this season. He could be an in-season trade candidate, though other Blazers veterans – including Jusuf Nurkic and Robert Covington – are considered more likely to be shopped.