Nuggets quietly getting their X-Factor back up to speed with Jokic return on horizon

Washington Wizards v Denver Nuggets | Tanner Pearson/Clarkson Creative/GettyImagesAll of the talk around the Nuggets’ injuries has been dominated by updates on the three-time MVP Nikola Jokic, but what’s flying under the radar is that Aaron Gordon has returned and is getting back to 100%. He has played more than 29 minutes in four straight games, including both legs of a back-to-back in New Orleans and Dallas.

And more importantly, he’s looking better each game, taking on a bigger role offensively, and getting back to anchoring the defense, especially as they remain without a true center. The scoring returned right away for AG, who has gone 20, 12, 14, 23, 16, 22, 8 in the points column of…