Norris Cole (knee) has returned to Wednesday's game against the Trail Blazers, Jim Eichenhofer of Pelicans.com reports.

Cole (knee) has returned to Wednesday's game against the Trail Blazers, Jim Eichenhofer of Pelicans.com reports.

Analysis:

Cole momentarily left Wednesday's game with a left knee injury but his return to the court suggests it won't be an issue which restrains him on Christmas Day against the Heat, his former team.