Christian Wood cleared to return for Rockets on Tuesday

The Houston Rockets have been the NBA's worst team over the last month, and a big reason for that has been the absence of Christian Wood. Wood has been out since February 4 with a sprained right ankle and the Rockets have gone 0-17 since then. 

According to ESPN, Wood is on his way back, meaning things could get better for the Rockets. 

Source: Rockets big man Christian Wood is expected to return tonight vs. Warriors. Houston is 0-17 since Wood, the Rockets’ leading scorer and rebounder, went down with a sprained right ankle.

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) March 17, 2021

This season, Wood has played in 17 games, starting all of them, and averaged a career-high 22 points and 10.2 rebounds per game (while shooting 55.8% from the field and 42.1% from three-point range). 

When Wood has played, the Rockets are 8-9. They are 3-18 without him.