Wizards' guard DeShawn Stevenson missed another game on Monday night with a sore lower back, but he's hoping to return on either Friday or Saturday night.

Interim coach Ed Tapscott wants Stevenson to take part in at least two more practices before he returns.

"It's still tight," Stevenson said of his back, "but the pain kind of went away in my leg -- a lot. I'm going to try to go out there and give it a shot. I just got to find a way to stop this pain."