Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose told ESPN's Lisa Salters before Sunday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers that his return from a meniscectomy will "probably" be this week.
Rose, who has been out since having the procedure Feb. 27, had been noncommittal in regard to a return date until this point. Bulls general manager Gar Forman initially said after the surgery that Rose would be out four to six weeks, but the star guard did not want to be held to a specific date.
Rose told Salters that he and the Bulls were "taking it day by day, really day by day," in regard to this latest comeback.
The former MVP wants to make sure his mental approach is ready as he makes a third comeback from knee surgery.
"If anything, I'm just trying to get my mental [approach] together so when I come back it won't be like my previous times," Rose told Salters. "I think I was away from the game too long [during] previous injuries, and with me missing five, six, seven weeks now, I think that my return is about to be [smoother]."
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