There is no urgency for the Raptors to get everyone as close to 100 per cent healthy as possible, playing games today, tomorrow or even next week.
With 27 contests remaining in the regular season — one-third of the 82-game schedule — paying lip service to a “rush to health” is just that, lip service.
This is a veteran team that went through 10 weeks of ultra-intense playoff basketball last summer, and it’s not like they’ve forgotten how to play, or what their roles are.
Sure, a bit of time would be nice and they’ll get it, and that’s largely the reason the team suggests it’ll be a few more games before veteran centre Marc Gasol gets back into uniform.