Minnesota Timberwolves‘ Karl-Anthony Towns isn’t planning to play Wednesday night after being cleared for full-contact activity, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, but a return this weekend is possible.
Towns has been out since March 4 and underwent surgery for a meniscus tear in his left knee four weeks ago.
The Timberwolves face the Denver Nuggets in a game that could decide the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference on Wednesday, then play at home against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday and against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.
Towns was cleared for full-contact, 5-on-5 basketball activities and is progressing toward his return to play, the team announced Tuesday.
Before going down, Towns was having a resurgent season, averaging 22.1 points and 8.4 rebounds on 50.6% shooting from the field and 42.3% from 3-point range.
The Wolves are 11-5 since Towns’ injury.