It’s rare these days when encouraging news comes out of the Bulls’ training room, but after practice Sunday, coach Tom Thibodeau said he was pleased with the progress of Richard Hamilton and Kirk Hinrich, and he even felt comfortable enough to tout Derrick Rose’s recovery.

“The focus still has to be on his rehab and the things that he needs to do,’’ Thibodeau said. ‘‘So he has to do a lot of things off the court still. He’s doing more and more on the court, which is encouraging. But he’s still a ways away.”

via Seth Gruen of the Chicago Sun-Times