Nowitzki update: Rehab progressing

Dirk Nowitzki is responding positively to treatment back in Dallas. He’s running in the pool and doing some light shooting, though the reigning MVP was given Sunday off.

Avery Johnson has scheduled a private workout with Nowitzki and a few players on Tuesday. The team returns home after tomorrow night’s game at the LA Clippers.

“He’s progressing pretty good for the severity of that injury, but he’s not ready to play right now,” Johnson said. “Once we get back we’ll take a group over and have a little light workout with him and see where he goes from there because I haven’t seen him face to face. But he’s doing pretty good. He’s shooting a little bit.”

Officially, no timetable has been set to get Nowitzki back, but the good news is that there haven’t been any setbacks.