The fourth-year Orlando Magic forward has been out since tearing his right oblique on Dec. 6 at Philadelphia. Now, Franz Wagner's return seems imminent in the coming days, listed as questionable to return vs. the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night after missing the last 20 games.

The Magic are no strangers to injuries. Orlando is leaning on past experience to find light at the end of the tunnel after four losses in a row.

Franz Wagner’s Orlando Magic (23-22) and the Portland Trail Blazers (15-28) take the court at Kia Center on Thursday, January 23, beginning at 7:00 PM ET.The Magic fell in their last outing

An oblique injury has kept Orlando Magic star forward Franz Wagner out since early December (he last played on Dec. 6), but it appears that a return could be so

Wagner (oblique) has been upgraded to questionable for Thursday's game against the Trail Blazers.

Franz Wagner will miss his 18th consecutive game when the Orlando Magic play the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on Friday, but here he is putting in some work after morning shooaround, via the Orlando Sentinel's Jason Beede: Wagner was playing at an All-NBA level before he tore his right oblique on Dec.

Star forward Franz Wagner of the Orlando Magic remains out due to a right oblique injury, missing his 19th consecutive game. Despite his absence, recovery is progressing well, with a potential return in seven to ten days.

Orlando Magic F Franz Wagner (torn right oblique) has started contact work and is ramping up towards a return. @CassidyHubbarth on the ESPN broadcast said she’s told Magic are hopeful he could be back within the next 7-10 days. Franz was recently elevated in his injury status

Although Franz Wagner remains OUT, the #Magic are expected to upgrade his injury description from “Torn Right Oblique” to “Return to Competition Reconditioning” Tuesday, the

Although Orlando went 19-15 without Paolo Banchero, who played his sixth game back Tuesday following a two-plus month absence with a torn right abdominal muscle injury, the team has been 7-12

Franz Wagner has been sidelined since Dec. 6. Before news broke out that he has started contact work, he was doing individual on-court work. His return is expected to further boost the Magic's campaign after the team recently welcomed back All-Star forward Paolo Banchero, who also injured his oblique.

Orlando heads to Milwaukee for an Eastern Conference matchup Wednesday. The teams meet Wednesday for the first time this season.