DeMarcus Cousins has missed the past five games with a case of viral meningitis and continues to recover slowly, according to sources.

The Sacramento Kings and Cousins left open the possibility that he could return on Monday against the Utah Jazz, it's now more likely that he would attempt to resume basketball activities later in the week and he is expected to miss at least another seven to 10 days.

Cousins was averaging 23.5 points and an NBA-best 12.6 rebounds through 15 games.