The Los Angeles Lakers were hit by the injury bug hard at the start of the season as Christian Wood and Jarred Vanderbilt have notably yet to make their 2024-25 debuts.
Coming off knee surgery last season, Wood appeared ready to go before training camp although he then suffered a setback and had to get another surgery done. Because of that, he was ruled out for at least four more weeks in the middle of November.
That four weeks has passed and it appears Wood is finally making some progress as head coach JJ Redick outlined the next steps for the big man.