Overview
- Highsmith, 29, signed with Phoenix earlier this month after Miami traded him to Brooklyn and the Nets waived him before the Feb. 5 deadline.
- Suns coach Jordan Ott said the forward is going through team testing and that the staff will establish a plan to get him back on the floor when ready.
- Highsmith has yet to play this season after August surgery to repair a right meniscal tear, but he has resumed individual workouts and movement testing.
- He reported a confidence boost after dunking during a morning workout, describing it as a key mental and physical step in his recovery.
- ClutchPoints, citing the Suns’ site, reported he will be reevaluated in two to three weeks, and there remains no set return date as Phoenix seeks depth for a playoff push.