PHOENIX -- Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker is approaching the end of his seven-day window of evaluation after suffering a groin injury last week, positioning the All-Star player to potentially make his return to the court ahead of the team's NBA Cup quarterfinal matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.

Suns star Devin Booker will be back by Sunday or the team's next game on Dec. 18, Arizona Sports' John Gambadoro reported on Thursday.

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker continues to be disrespected. Booker was nowhere to be found in NBA.com's survey of league general managers and their opinions on various players, teams, positions, etc. Booker is consistently underrated by fans and media ...

Booker, previously announced this week, was set to be re-evaluated after seven days thanks to a groin injury suffered against the Los Angeles Lakers. Ahead of their matchup against the Houston Rockets, Suns coach Jordan Ott gave an encouraging update to Booker's progress:

Armed with a new running mate in Jalen Green, Booker will look to lead the newest iteration of the Suns' roster as they seek to remain in the mix in the Western Conference. Booker is averaging 26.9 points, 7.1 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game so far this season.

Since the Phoenix Suns made the 2021 NBA Finals, they've been a massive disappointment despite the continual investment in top-end talent to get back to that point. They traded several supporting pieces from that 2021 Finals team to get Kevin Durant to ...