Kristaps Porzingis remains out for the Dallas Mavericks due to a back injury, but the wait won't be too long for Mavs fans.

Despite being sidelined for the fourth straight game against the Miami Heat on Tuesday, Porzingis appears to be nearing his return for the Mavs. According to head coach Jason Kidd, the Latvian big man is “progressing” in his recovery and could be in line to play in Wednesday when they visit their Texas rivals, San Antonio Spurs.

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Kristaps Porzingis hasn't played since October 28 due to the lingering back stiffness that has been bothering him. Aside from Tuesday's contest with the Heat, he missed games against the Spurs, Denver Nuggets and Sacramento Kings.

Fortunately for the Mavs, in the three games they have played so far without KP, they went 2-1 behind the brilliance of Luka Doncic and Tim Hardaway Jr. They also got solid contributions from Jalen Brunson and Frank Ntilikina, who have been surprising standouts for the Dallas squad.

While they are 4-2 on the season, though, the Mavs have struggled offensively and can't seem to find a good rhythm that could help them dominate games. In fact in their loss to the Nuggets, only Doncic scored in double-digits among the starters. The next highest scorer for the Mavs? Trey Burke with 11 points off the bench.

With Porzingis' return, the hopes are the Mavs' offense will be significantly better than it has been the past few days. Hopefully, KP has fully recovered from his back injury and ready to ease Luka with some of his scoring load.