The Cleveland Cavaliers are on the 1-yard line with All-Star point guard Darius Garland's return , and it could come as soon as Wednesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson isn't quite comfortable confirming that return, as he has said in the past, not wanting to get ahead of himself. He did note that Garland went through a full practice on Tuesday , though: “We'll see how he responds,” Atkinson said. “Let's see what tomorrow morning looks like.”

Further inquired about Garland's status, Atkinson shared that the final step will be getting the green light from the performance staff. He's taken the steps from going 1-on-1 all the way to playing live 5-on-5, but this will be a “feel-out” situation. Cavs head trainer Stephen Spiro has indicated to him

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