Kyrie Irving has been on a minutes restriction since returning from a fractured kneecap suffered last June.

"We're getting close to being beyond that," David Blatt said Friday when discussing Irving's workload. "He's pretty healthy. I don't see him going out there and playing 40 minutes anytime soon. We've moved along pretty well, we've been pretty specific and committed to a certain path in terms of bringing him back."

Irving has yet to play more than 26 minutes.

The Cleveland Cavaliers didn't want to put too much strain on Irving during a road trip where they played four games in five nights.

"We're at the point where he's back, more or less," Blatt said. "We'll still be conscious of his minutes and probably gradually upgrade from where we were, but we won't be limited to 15, 20, 23 minutes anymore like we have been."