Nuggets' Danilo Gallinari takes "big step" in ACL rehab

Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari is in the process of clearing one of the biggest hurdles of his rehab — running.

"It's a big step," Gallinari said. "It's a big step towards the rehab." To be fair to Gallinari, who is working to return from an ACL injury, it is more like jogging than anything else. But it is progress.

There remains no timetable for his return, and he deftly ducked that question on Wednesday, but he is not expected back until after the New Year.