Hawks point guard Speedy Claxton is making a rather speedy recovery from the broken finger he suffered a week before the start of training camp.
His cast came off last week and he's spent the past two days participating, on a limited basis, in drills during practice. Hawks coach Mike Woodson is cautiously optimistic about Claxton making his game debut before the end of the eight-game exhibition schedule.
"He hasn't had any contact work," Woodson said, "but he's doing some things on the floor now, and that's a good sign. ...We're not going to rush him at all. Obviously the sooner he can get out there, the better for us."