Kenneth Faried (back) was present at shootaround and is expected to be available to play Wednesday, Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post reports.

Faried (back) was present at shootaround and is expected to be available to play Wednesday, Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post reports.

Analysis:

Faried suffered a strained lower back in a practice earlier this week, and has missed the past two contests as a result. His appearance in shootaround is definitely good news for fantasy owners, but we still do not know if he will have any minutes restrictions Wednesday. Faried has only averaged 26 minutes and 10.7 points so far this year, so even though fantasy owners drafted Faried as an every week starter, it may be wise to bench him in his return from this back problem, if there's a solid option on the bench to replace him.