No timetable has been set for Tracy McGrady's return from surgery though he's closer to getting back on the court after microfracture surgery.

"He's been able to practice and doesn't have the pain he had last year," Rockets coach Rick Adelman said on Tuesday.

"He still has a long way to go as far as running the court and moving defensively."

There was an internet report Monday that McGrady, who had surgery on his left knee in February, planned to make his season debut on Nov. 18 against Minnesota.

Adelman dismissed that date for the seven-time All-Star's return to the Houston Rockets.

"Coming off that surgery, you're not going to have the quickness you had before," Adelman said. "He's done OK. But he has a long way to go."