The Golden State Warriors are set to get back one of their key contributors from injury on Monday. Kevon Looney, a 6-foot-9. 220-pound power forward, has been a solid presence in the paint off the bench for Golden State the last few years.

Looney has been sidelined with a case of neuropathy, which refers to any condition that affects the normal activity of the nerves of the peripheral nervous system which connects the body's nervous system.

The big man has missed all but one Warriors game this season and was sent to the team's G-League affiliate — the Santa Cruz Warriors — on Nov. 19 to rehab and get back to basketball activity before rejoining the main roster.

Set to return Monday against the Atlanta Hawks according to Steve Kerr, Looney's skills could be vital to a Warriors squad that has struggled mightily so far this season. Without stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, the Dubs have limped to a league-worst 4-16 record.

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In his one game this season (during the team's season opener), the former UCLA big man scored three points and grabbed nine rebounds in 10 minutes.

Looney has been with the Warriors since being drafted with the last pick of the first round in the 2015 NBA draft and has primarily been used as a backup big man.

The fifth-year pro has seen his role with the team increase steadily every year, resulting in Looney enjoying a 2018-19 season in which he averaged a career-best 6.3 points and 5.2 rebounds in 18.5 minutes per game.