Nikola Jokic, who has been sidelined due to left ankle impingement, plans to return "at some point" during the Nuggets' upcoming five-game homestand, coach Michael Malone said Sunday.

Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokić has missed four straight games, but coach Michael Malone says the center will play in Denver sometime after Monday.

Denver is forced to attempt to snap a two-game skid without Jokic against a Rockets team riding a nine-game win streak. The Nuggets are just 3-5 in their last eight games and just 7-8 since going on a nine-game win streak in February. They are still 44-27 on the year but have fallen to third in the Western Conference.