After missing two months due to an ankle injury, there's optimism guard Derrick Rose will return to the New York Knicks' lineup out of the All-Star Break next week, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
Rose has been progressing on the court for a return, and barring setbacks, there's confidence he'll be ready to face the Miami Heat on Feb. 25, when the Knicks resume the season's stretch run with hopes of reaching the play-in tournament, sources said.
Rose told reporters on Jan. 30 that he hoped to return "a little after (the) All-Star" break, and that timetable remains firmly on course, sources said.