John Wall returned to practice on Thursday, so it's now time to begin the speculation about when we'll finally see him on the court. Randy Wittman told reporters that Wall looked good, though his conditioning isn't where it needs to be yet. Via Michael Lee:

"This is Christmas all over for him, I'm sure, to finally reach this point," Wittman said. "You could see the spark in his eyes - finally. So we just got to be patient. He's got to be itching to push this as fast as he can. We got to be careful with that."

But will the Wizards be patient? It's tough when they keep losing and A.J. Price says that Wall "looked like his old self." Wall himself is also probably chomping at the bit to return and try to regain his place as one of the league's best young point guards.

So, here's a question I'm going to pose to everyone for discussion: when will John Wall make his debut?

Here's the rest of the schedule in January:

• Tonight: vs. Brooklyn
• Sunday: at Miami
• Monday: vs. Oklahoma City
• January 12: vs. Atlanta
• January 14: vs. Orlando
• January 16: at Sacramento
• January 18: at Denver
• January 19: at L.A. Clippers
• January 21: at Portland
• January 23: at Utah
• January 25: vs. Minnesota
• January 26: vs. Chicago
• January 28: vs. Sacramento
• January 30: at Philadelphia