The fourth-year Orlando Magic forward has been out since tearing his right oblique on Dec. 6 at Philadelphia. Now, Franz Wagner's return seems imminent in the coming days, listed as questionable to return vs.

An oblique injury has kept Orlando Magic star forward Franz Wagner out since early December (he last played on Dec. 6), but it appears that a return could be so

Forward Franz Wagner has been sidelined since December 6 — a span of 20 games — after tearing his right oblique, but he’s close to returning to action for the Magic, who have listed the former lottery pick as questionable for Thursday’s matchup with Portland, tweets Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel.

Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner is officially available to return Thursday night vs. the Portland Trail Blazers, the team said. He's missed the previous 20 games due to a torn right oblique and its recovery process.

Wagner has been upgraded from questionable to available Thursday after missing Orlando's previous 20 contests due to a torn right oblique. While Wagner should reclaim his spot in the starting lineup,

Orlando Magic star Franz Wagner is back in the lineup Thursday night against the visiting Portland Trail Blazers after missing 20 games due to a torn right oblique.

The Orlando Magic upgrade Franz Wagner's injury status to questionable ahead of their game against the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Portland Trail Blazers used a stifling defensive effort to spoil Orlando Magic star Franz Wagner’s return and scored their second three-game winning streak of the NBA season with a 101-79 road rout on Thursday.

Orlando will try to break its five-game skid when the Orlando Magic play Detroit. The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

On the night that saw rising star forward Franz Wagner make his long-awaited return to the court, nothing came easy for the Magic against the visiting Trail Blazers. Although Portland entered 13th in the West and with only 15 wins on the season,

Anfernee Simons scored 21 points and the Portland Trail Blazers extended their winning streak to three with a 100-79 victory over Orlando on Thursday night, spoiling the return of Magic forward Franz Wagner.