After missing all 25 games this season because of recurring problems with his right knee, New Orleans Hornets shooting guard Eric Gordon will rejoin the team in New Orleans on Saturday after spending a month going through extensive rehabilitation work in Los Angeles.

Hornets General Manager Dell Demps said the team won’t make a determination when Gordon will play his first game until after he goes through a couple of practices with his teammates.

Demps watched Gordon work out Wednesday and said he looked good. Gordon said he is no longer experiencing any discomfort with his right knee after going through rehabilitation workouts with three different trainers based in Los Angeles.

“He’s close but he’s not quite there yet,” Demps said. “I think it’s smart to gradually bring him back.”

via John Reid of The Times-Picayune