Updated: December 28, 2012, 7:31 am ET

Patrick Patterson May Return Early

By HOOPSWORLD
Basketball News & NBA Rumors

Forward Patrick Patterson has stepped up his rehabilitation workouts with hopes of playing Saturday against the Thunder or Monday against the Hawks. He is considered out for at least the rest of the week and with no practice scheduled, is not likely to return from his bruised right foot until next month, but his rehab sessions have gone well enough for Patterson to hope to be cleared early.

Either way, Patterson had been concerned he would be out much longer if he needed surgery.

via Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle

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