Ricky Rubio returns to Colorado next week for another examination of his knee.

"I hope by September I can start running again," Rubio says.

Rubio is unable to participate in the 2012 Olympics due to the torn ACL that ended his rookie season in March.

"Hard watching basketball and not being part of it, especially a game like that this week," Rubio says."I felt like somebody was going to have to come grab me, because I'm going to jump out there at any time and try to play.

"But in my mind, there's a goal, and the goal is recovering 100 percent and making sure I'm never going to get hurt again in that knee."