New Orleans Hornets' David West making strides on his injured knee

New Orleans Hornets forward David West is continuing to rehabilitate his surgically repaired left knee at his offseason home in Raleigh, N.C., working five to six days per week, sometimes undergoing multiple sessions daily, West’s agent, Lance Young, said Wednesday.

West underwent surgery to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee April 12, 19 days after injuring the knee in a game March 24 at Utah.

“It’s going really well,” Young said. “I think it’s way ahead of schedule right now. He’s been in Raleigh full-time, and he’s on his way with good rehab and feeling really good about things.”

Young, of Washington, D.C.-based Octagon Sports, said West, who can opt out of the final year of his contract with the Hornets, will wait until nearer the June 30 deadline to inform the team of his plans.

“We’ve talked about it, and I think he’s going to wait until about a week before that to see where his knee is and how it feels and make an educated decision about where to go from there,” Young said. “We really haven’t discussed it because we have some time.”

Young said West is pleased with the progress he’s making in his recovery and rehabilitation.

“He’s been with the rehab people, and I think he started it the Friday after his surgery, which was on a Tuesday,” Young said. “He’s been in there going on a month and a half. He said he was doing some lunges and some other stuff already. He said, ‘I’m going to be fine.’ He’s not really stressing about it at all right now. I just talked to him (on Monday).

“The doctors said it was kind of a five- to seven-month rehab. I think with David, I’m telling him to slow down a little bit. I know he’s working so hard to get back. We’ve got some time. I don’t want him to try to get back too soon. But you know David, he’s a workhorse. He’s at it every single day. I don’t really think he’s in the gym yet, but he’s working as hard as he can to get back. He’s pretty focused on this.”