Our guy, Gilbert Arenas plans to return to practice on Tuesday for the Washington Wizards, which is hoping to be another positive step towards his long recovery from knee surgery. Gilbert had this to say: “They cleared me to go out there and go full speed,” the three-time All-Star guard said Monday. “But I am just going to take it slow.”Gil’s knee has been bothering him for almost a year, and he elected to have surgery last April. He decided for an aggressive regimen, so he could be back for the start of the season. He played eight games and had to have surgery on his knee on November 21st.

Despite Arenas’ injury, the Wizards were contending for the Southeast Division title until Butler was sidelined a month ago with a hip injury. After a long slump, Washington has rebounded to win four of its past five and move within one game of .500, good enough for sixth place in the Eastern Conference.