Despite the days of swelling, Greg Oden said doctors have told him he is on schedule in his rehabilitation.

?They are telling me I?m right on schedule, to keep on going and pretty soon down in the summertime is when things are going to crank up,?? Oden said.

Thursday marked Oden?s first appearance with the media in nearly a month, during which he spent time in his hometown of Indianapolis.

Oden intends on being ready for October?s training camp.