HOUSTON – With his surgically repaired hand healing quickly, Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic is on the verge of ramping up his rehab in hopes that he can return to game action as soon as possible.
Vucevic, who fractured the second metacarpal near his index finger on his left hand on Dec. 23, went through non-contact drills with teammates in Tuesday morning’s practice. Up next for Vucevic is some ``controlled contact’ drills where the 7-footer will scrimmage against Magic assistant coaches. If all goes well with that, he could be cleared for a full return to practice with the Magic as soon as next week.