Zion Williamson traveled with the Pelicans to Portland on four-game road trip, sources tell Shams Charania and Will Guillory of The Athletic. It’s the first multi-game road trip Williamson has traveled on this season. These are steps in right direction as he continues to progress but will still remain out indefinitely.

Pelicans’ Zion Williamson traveled with the team to Portland on four-game road trip, sources tell me and @WillGuillory. It’s the first multi-game road trip Williamson has traveled on this season. Steps in right direction as he continues to progress but remains out indefinitely.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 29, 2022

ANALYSIS: It hasn't been an easy ride for either New Orleans or Zion this season, but if Zion is traveling with the team, that's an encouraging sign that he may be back in time for the play-in, which would make for quite the wrinkle for New Orleans' playoff hopes.