Wizards guard Delon Wright, who has been on the shelf since October 25 due to a Grade 2 right hamstring strain, was reevaluated this week and has been cleared to begin individual on-court basketball activities, the team announced (via Twitter).
Although it sounds like Wright is making progress toward a return, he still has a little ways to go. According to the Wizards, it will be three weeks until Wright is reevaluated again, so he’ll be sidelined until at least mid-December.
When Wright was originally diagnosed with the injury, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the veteran guard was expected to miss about six-to-eight weeks. That was nearly four weeks ago, so Wright still has a chance to return within that estimated timeline.
After winning three of the four games Wright played, the Wizards went into a mini-tailspin without arguably their top perimeter defender, losing five of their next six. They’ve since righted the ship, winning six of their last seven contests and moving into a tie for fifth place in the East at 10-7.
With Wright unavailable, two-way player Jordan Goodwin has entered the rotation and has performed admirably, averaging 6.4 PPG, 3.9 RPG, and 2.7 APG on .553/.563/.500 shooting in 10 appearances (19.5 MPG).