Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum knew it might take him some time to find his rhythm after missing 10 months to recover from a torn Achilles' tendon. However, Tatum says it's still bothering him to not be the player he was pre-injury.

"I mean, I ain’t know how this [expletive] was going to be," Tatum said. "I mean, it’s tough. In the moment, you try not to think about it, you just want to be Jayson Tatum and feel like yourself again. I’m not Superman, so it’s obviously going to take some time. I think the next day I can give myself a little more grace over certain things, but in the moment, I mean, it’s frustrating."

Tatum said his next step is turning his moments of good play into good games. Then stringing good games together. The Celtics start recognized that's going to take time, as he continues to work his way back to his previous level.

"I mean, it’s just been a long time. It was a long time before I could shoot a basketball, before I could walk. So just trying to knock the rust off game by game," Tatum said. "I find great spurts and moments from game to game and, you know, just trying to put more of them together."