Christian Pulisic has improved since November - Tim Howard

Tim Howard is amazed with Clint Dempsey's recovery and happy to once again play under Bruce Arena.SAN JOSE, Calif. -- United States goalkeeper Tim Howard says that 18-year-old teammate Christian Pulisic has improved in the four months that have passed since the two last trained together.

Pulisic is back with the U.S. squad ahead of Friday's World Cup qualifying match against Honduras and another in Panama City on March 28. It's the first time the Borussia Dortmund midfielder has been with his national team since November, when he was on the field for qualifying losses to Mexico and Costa Rica.

Pulisic has taken on a bigger role for Dortmund since. He started at Real Madrid in December when…