Tracy McGrady is planning to make his season debut on Nov. 18 against the Timberwolves.

He has undergone eight months of rehabilitation on his surgically repaired knee.

"Excited to get back and compete at a high level again," McGrady said in an email to Yahoo! Sports. "For a full year I had to play on one leg against the best and I couldn't compete with anybody the way I was feeling.

"It's gonna be a relief to get out there and play knowing what I went [through] last season and this summer."

He is still awaiting final clearance from doctors, but the Rockets don't expect there to be any roadblocks.

RealGM Note: Morey has told the Houston Chronicle that the team hasn't changed the date of McGrady's return yet.