Jodie Meeks returned to the practice court for contact drills Friday for the first time since surgery to his right foot, coach Frank Vogel said and Meeks later confirmed.
Meeks missed all but three games last year with a fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot. He returned late in the season and seemed healthy and ready to play for the Magic after they acquired him from the Detroit Pistons this summer.
A setback in July though revealed the injury had not healed properly and would require surgery to repair.