Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks told local reporters on Wednesday he isn't sure when center Dwight Howard will return to the court.

Dwight Howard underwent back surgery on Nov. 30 and has been rehabbing the injury in his hometown of Atlanta.

Dwight Howard signed a two-year, $10.9 million free agent deal with the Wizards last summer after spending the 2017-18 season with the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets traded Howard to the Brooklyn Nets, and then the Nets reached a buyout agreement with the former All-NBA big man.

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Dwight Howard, an eight-time All-Star, was averaging 12.8 points and 9.2 rebounds per contest in nine games before having the surgery while shooting 62.3 percent from the field and 60.4 percent from the free-throw line.

Howard didn't play in the preseason and missed the first seven games of the season because of stiffness in his back. The November surgery was the second operation Howard has had on his back. The first was in 2013.

The Wizards enter Wednesday with a record of 21-29, 10th place in the Western Conference standings. It is unclear if Dwight Howard is going to play again this season, but it looks like Washington is going to keep the door open for Howard.

Thomas Bryant has been starting for Howard. The 21-year-old is putting up 9.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists and shooting 65.2 percent from the floor and 81.4 percent from the free-throw line.