Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk said Tuesday that Hunter (wrist) remains without a clear timeline to return to game action, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. "To put an exact timeline on it, I can't necessarily do that," Schlenk said. "We hope it's sooner rather than later."

EDGE Analysis

When Hunter underwent surgery on his right wrist in mid-November, the expectation was that he would require roughly eight weeks of recovery time. The eight-week timeline has arrived in advance of Sunday's game in Los Angeles against the Clippers, but Hunter still looks as though he could be another week or more away from a return. Schlenk said that while Hunter is moving forward in his rehab, the third-year forward will first have to advance to 3-on-3 work and then eventually 5-on-5 full-contact drills before the Hawks pin down a target date for him to resume playing. Hunter's ongoing absence should continue to open up minutes for a combination of Bogdan Bogdanovic, Kevin Huerter, Cam Reddish and Danilo Gallinari.