Wizards' guard Gilbert Arenas has stayed off the court since the team was eliminated from the playoffs in early May, according to The Associated Press.

"I don't want to touch a basketball until August," Arenas said. "After the last two seasons, I never really had time to recover. My knee is about 95 percent -- it's got to get stronger."

His knee has ached ever since he tried a hasty comeback from a second knee operation in November.