Kenneth Faried (back) will return to action in Monday's matchup with the Mavericks, Earl K. Sneed of Fox Sports Southwest reports.

Faried (back) will return to action in Monday's matchup with the Mavericks, Earl K. Sneed of Mavs.com reports.

Analysis:

Faried's absence has spanned six games, but he's been active and available the last two contests, only for coach Mike Malone not to call upon him off the bench. Malone did indicate that Faried will actually play Monday, but his type of workload remains to be seen. Because of the unpredictability of his court time, Faried is probably worth avoiding in most DFS formats.