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Mizzou's Porter Jr. returns to practice; Martin unsure when — or if — he'll appear in a game

COLUMBIA, MO. • Missouri freshman Michael Porter Jr. will return to practice Friday for the first time since undergoing back surgery in November but Tigers coach Cuonzo Martin is unsure when, or if, Porter will appear in a game this season.

"He will get implemented in practice today and then we’ll go one day at a time," Martin said Friday at Mizzou Arena. "I don’t really have a timetable after that. It's just one day at a time.

"At the end of the day the most important thing, as I’ve said before, is his well-being and health and to make sure he’s good to go.