Lonzo Ball trending toward NBA return after missing two years

Lonzo Ball, the Chicago Bulls'talented point guard, is making progress toward his long-awaitedreturn to the NBA court after a two-year hiatus.

The No. 2 overall selection ofthe 2017 NBA Draft was seen getting shots up in the Bulls' facilityon Monday morning as he works his way back into gameshape.

Lonzo Ball getting some shots up at theBulls training facility after practice earlier today👀(🎥 @Will_Gottlieb)pic.twitter.com/Sby10TP5gA

Although he has been ruled outfor this season, Bulls head coach Billy Donovan said last monththat Ball is no longer suffering from pain in his knee and the teamis optimistic that he'll return to the court.

The 26-year-old Ball averaged13.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists when he last played overtwo seasons ago before going down with a serious knee injury,forcing him to miss two full seasons of basketball.