"David Wright's workout at Citi Field yesterday wasn't much, but the way things are for the Mets these days, was a promising development.

Wright played catch and took some grounders from his knees, and afterward did not report any problems.

"I felt good," Wright said after yesterday's 7-3 loss to the Angels. "I made it through [it], which I was expecting. . . . I played catch for 20 throws and took some ground balls on my knees. It was very little."

But it was the most the third baseman has done since being diagnosed last month with a stress fracture in his lower back.

Wright has been on the disabled list since May 18. On June 3, general manager Sandy Alderson announced Wright would be shut down for an additional three weeks. Wright will have more tests done on the back later this week, and if everything goes well, he hopes to head down to Port St. Lucie to continue his rehab."