Bucks guard Michael Redd plans to have surgery on his left knee earlier this time in order to give himself more time to prepare for a comeback.

Redd is out for the season after blowing out his knee on Sunday against the Lakers. He plans on having surgery in February, which would be about a month earlier than he did last season following the same injury.

"We're going to go at it again," said Redd. "This (earlier surgery) will give me a full summer to rehab.

"It's just the pain of going through rehab again and surgery again. That's the frustrating thing about it. It's been a difficult, difficult year but I believe the best is yet to come still.

"I came back this year when a lot of people thought I couldn't and I'm going to try it again. So that's where I'm at. I was shaken and hurt by it and devastated. But as the same time, talking to my wife, she really encouraged me (and said), 'You've got more left in you.' "