The Jazz All-Star forward, Andrei Kirilenko may be back as early as this Saturday.  Kirilenko suffered a partially torn medial collateral knee ligament on Nov. 27 and was slated to be out 6 weeks +.

"I will know better after Thursday afternoon," Briggs said.
That's when Kirilenko, who was on the practice floor for the first time Tuesday, is scheduled for a hard pre-game workout while accompanying the team on a one-game trip to Sacramento.

The news on Kirilenko comes at a crucial time as the Jazz, a team many picked to be one of the top teams in the West, have struggled in Andrei?s absence.