Brandon Knight: Hoping to practice Tuesday

Knight (groin) plans to work out Monday and return to practice Tuesday, Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic reports. "Lately, Brandon is moving around pretty well," interim coach Earl Watson said. "We're just focused on the moment. When he's ready to come back, we absolutely embrace him. We need him and we love Brandon Knight."

Analysis:

Knight finally seems to be nearing the last stages of his recovery from a groin strain, which has kept him sidelined since Jan. 19. The team's training staff has indicated that Knight will need to get in a full scrimmage in practice before being cleared to return to games, so if that materializes Tuesday, Knight could be back in action as soon as Wednesday against the Knicks. Knight's eventual return would likely bump Ronnie Price from a starting role and result in reduced court time for Price, Phil Pressey, and perhaps Archie Goodwin.