NewsOK.com · Sep 21, 2018
Thunder journal: Optimism for Roberson, Westbrook returning 'early in the year'
Thunder general manager Sam Presti said Andre Roberson, left, and Russell Westbrook are expected to be in the lineup early in the year. [PHOTO BY BRYAN TERRY, THE OKLAHOMAN]At his preseason news conference on Thursday, Thunder general manager Sam Presti said Andre Roberson will be a non-contact participant to start Thunder preseason.
Presti said Roberson is back on the floor and will go through non-contact parts of training camp, which starts Sept. 25. There is no exact time when Roberson will get back to contact.
“He's doing a lot more this week than he was last week," Presti said. "He's through the hardest part of this recovery process.
"We don't think we will be without him very long."