All-Star forward Paolo Banchero is inching ever closer to his return to the court. “Just been doing a lot of rehab and a lot of ramping up, just trying to get my body back to playing shape,” Banchero told a small group of reporters inside the locker room prior to Friday’s game vs.

Paolo Banchero is getting closer to a return, with the Magic forward hoping he might be able to play again sometime within the next couple of weeks.

Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero has been making significant strides in working to return from a torn right oblique. While still out Friday, his designation changed from "torn right oblique" to "return to competition reconditioning.