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Zion Williamson ‘getting better literally every day,’ still on target for debut after surgery

While there isn’t an official date set on a calendar for Zion Williamson’s highly-anticipated NBA debut just yet, New Orleans Pelicans vice president David Griffin said on Friday that he’s extremely happy with the progress the reigning No. 1 overall draft pick has made in his rehab so far this fall.

Williamson, Griffin said, is “getting better literally every day.”

“He’s progressing exactly as we hoped he would,” Griffin told ESPN New Orleans 100.3 on Friday.

“We’re really optimistic, and most importantly, Zion is really excited and that’s where we want him to be.