If anyone know about coming back from a devastating injury, it's Golden State Warriors big man DeMarcus Cousins.

Cousins tore his Achilles last January and returned nearly a year later on Jan. 18 and has actually looked very impressive, averaging 13.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists in four games since getting back on the floor.

Now, it's Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo's turn to rehab from a major injury, as he ruptured a quad tendon in his knee during a game against the Toronto Raptors last week.

Cousins, however, doesn't have any doubt that Oladipo will come back a better player after recovering:

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“We put our bodies through so much to play this game, and I feel like it's kind of undervalued,” said Cousins when asked about Oladipo's injury, via Anthony Slater of The Athletic. “Oladipo's dealing with an injury that is unheard of and is probably one of the toughest to come back from. . .There's no doubt in my mind he's going to battle back from that and be an even better player than he was before, but you just hate to see any guy go through that type of thing.”

Oladipo originally injured his knee back on Nov. 17 during a win over the Atlanta Hawks and proceeded to miss the next 11 games before returning on Dec. 12.

However, Oladipo had clearly not looked the same since coming back, shooting just 40.8 percent from the floor in December and making just 40.5 percent of his shots this month before going down.

Overall this season, Oladipo averaged 18.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game.