"The record is now 8-1 without Dwyane Wade. And yet all the Miami Heat want is their star shooting guard back on the court.

That could happen as soon as Friday's home game against the New York Knicks, with Wade testing his sprained right ankle in an aggressive pregame workout Wednesday night in Detroit.

The Heat had Thursday off.

"We want our All-Star out there," LeBron James said after the Heat moved to 5-1 in Wade's absence during this latest injury. Wade also missed three games earlier this season with a bruised left foot."