Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari said Tuesday he “hopes” to be back on the court by the end of the month. He hasn’t played since he was injured during the Clippers’ loss to the Golden State Warriors on Feb. 22 and didn’t join the team for the start of its four-game trip Tuesday at Minnesota.

“The hand is better,” Gallinari told a reporter for Sky Sports’ Italian-language website. “I did the last test, positive results, so now I can start again with the rehabilitation.” Gallinari has been limited to 19 games this season because of hand and gluteus maximus injuries. He averaged 15.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 32.2 minutes before he was injured when Golden State’s Draymond Green accidentally elbowed him in the hand.