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DeMar DeRozan (groin) now says he'll be back in the lineup "sometime next week", the Toronto Sun reports. ""I haven't had any setbacks, I haven't had any soreness. Everything feels good, I'm not in any pain," DeRozan said on Wednesday. "I just don't want

DeRozan (groin) now says he'll be back in the lineup "sometime next week", the Toronto Sun reports. ""I haven't had any setbacks, I haven't had any soreness. Everything feels good, I'm not in any pain," DeRozan said on Wednesday. "I just don't want to hop back out there. I think this is my third or fourth practice and I just really want to get a solid seven practices in and really get my rhythm and timing back."

Analysis:

Monday's tilt against the Pistons, or Wednesday's against the 76ers, would now seem to be the most likely games in which DeRozan would make his return from the groin injury he sustained November 28. His fantasy owners will just have to remain patient.

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