Chris Mihm is progressing better than expected and should return soon, the L.A. Times is reporting.

"We've gotten the swelling out," he said Wednesday, referring to his severely sprained right ankle. "It's healing pretty quickly. We're pushing it more and more, day by day, and it's responding well."

"Hopefully my body still retains the shape that I had worked myself into before this, and I can get back there with some games and practice before the playoffs," said Mihm.