"Nuggets coach George Karl may soon have the full use of his roster for the first time all season.

Karl said Monday that Chauncey Billups, Kenyon Martin and Chris Andersen should be back from injury in time to play against San Antonio on Wednesday. All three practiced Monday, though at varying degrees of intensity.

"Our team's very confident that we can be really good, but I don't know if we can be really good until we get everybody out there," Karl said after practice.

The big question mark remains Martin, a veteran forward who hasn't played this season while recovering from offseason knee surgery. He participated in the majority of practice Monday.

"That'd be the best gift for me, to be able to play soon," Martin said. "I'm looking forward to doing it, but I'm not going to risk anything. I've made a lot of progress up to this point, so why risk a setback?"

Martin said he would take stock on how he feels after Wednesday's shootaround in San Antonio.

Billups, who has missed the past three games because of torn ligaments in his wrist, said he planned to play Wednesday barring any setbacks.

"I'm feeling good, as good as I can right now," he said.

Billups' injury typically calls for four to six weeks of rest. But, the veteran guard said, "I don't have that kind of time."

The week-long hiatus appears to have helped, though.

"It's quieted down a little bit for me, which I wanted, but it's probably something that I'm going to deal with most of the season," Billups said."