NEW YORK -- The next step in David Wright's rehab process is a week of rest and therapy, which he will complete with back specialist Dr. Robert Watkins at his facility in California.
Wright had been adhering to Watkins' protocol while rehabbing his spinal stenosis in Florida, but with improvement hard to come by, Wright is hoping a change in proximity can lead to better results, Mets GM Sandy Alderson said.
Wright previously worked with Watkins when nursing a stress fracture in 2011.
"It might be a good idea for him to go out there, perhaps be examined directly by Dr.