Jazz forward Carlos Boozer is almost ready to return from a strained quadriceps that has forced him to miss ten games.

Boozer has been running and said he could return either Tuesday or Thursday, though he added, "We'll see how strong it gets over the next few days."

Utah will be close to full strength for the first time all season once Boozer returns.

"We've been doing a good job holding it down without me," said Boozer, who originally suffered the injury Nov. 19, "and hopefully when I get back, we'll be a lot deeper and be able to run the table a little bit."