Pacers coach Jim O'Brien caused a stir on Tuesday when he suggested that Mike Dunleavy could be ready for the start of the 2009-10 season.

However, the team still lacks a solid timetable for the forward's return following knee surgery.

"We are pleased with how Mike is progressing," Pacers general manager David Morway told RealGM's Andrew Perna via text message on Wednesday. "There is no timetable regarding his return at this point."

Shortly after Dunleavy's surgery in March, the Pacers announced that they weren't expecting him to return until the second half of the upcoming season.

"I've changed my view point to a pessimistic one from a standpoint of him being ready in the middle of the season to one that I'm hoping he'll be ready to go for game one," O'Brien told the Indianapolis Star of Dunleavy earlier this week.

Dunleavy had a career-year for the Pacers in 2006-07, averaging 19.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.

He appeared in just 18 games last season, posting 15.1 points and 3.8 boards per contest.