"The Wizards have been plagued by injuries all season, but they are moving closer to being whole, with Josh Howard possibly set to make his season debut and Andray Blatche returning from a two-game absence on Saturday when the Miami Heat makes its first appearance to Verizon Center.

Both players will be game-time decisions, but Coach Flip Saunders said after practice on Friday that he expects to add two veteran forwards to the lineup. "Based upon today, I would say both of guys will play some. That's my inclination."

Saunders said the Wizards would "probably not" have John Wall, who will likely miss his 10th game of the season. Howard said he is "very anxious" to get back on the court after being sidelined since Feb. 22 with a torn ACL. He met with a doctor after practice and was hoping to receive clearance to play.

"Whenever the doctor says I'm a-okay to go, I'm going," Howard said. "I'm looking forward to coming back. I enjoyed my four games playing here last and hopefully, I can shake the rust off and get back to being the old Josh Howard.""