INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Kyle Korver returned to practice on Friday afternoon and expects to be in the lineup Monday when the Cleveland Cavaliers play their next game against Detroit.

This uncommon break in the schedule, four days between games, was perfect timing for Korver to stay off his sore right foot and he "feels good" after the extra rest.

"I wasn't in a terrible spot, it was just looking at our schedule it's a really unique stretch where we only had a couple of games over a week," Korver said. "Just sitting down with the medical staff and saying, 'Hey, take a few days here.' I feel really good. Ready to go."

Korver said the injury occurred in the preseason while doing an exercise. That's when he tweaked his foot and has been feeling discomfort ever since.

According to Korver, it's a different injury than the one he has dealt with since joining the Cavaliers.

"Decided to nip it in the bud and kind of be done with it." Korver said.

Prior to sitting out the previous two games, Korver had become a key piece of the revamped bench. He had played at least 14 minutes in five of the six games with Larry Drew in charge.

But with Korver sidelined, along with Cedi Osman for one overlapped game, David Nwaba has stepped in and caught Drew's attention.

Nwaba, averaging 28.0 minutes in the last two games, turned in an "unbelievable" performance against Charlotte that helped the Cavs snap their five-game losing streak. In the most recent loss against Washington, Nwaba was the team's leading scorer off the bench, chipping in with 11 points on 5-of-8 from the field.

"We'll find a way to get David in there because he brings too much for the table," Drew said Friday. "We'll work Kyle back in slowly, we'll see how his foot progresses day to day. My plan is to definitely keep David as a rotational player."

Nwaba has been used as an undersized power forward for much of the season. Osman was also part of the second unit against Washington, with Drew opting to stick with his two-big (Tristan Thompson and Larry Nance Jr.) starting group. Jordan Clarkson is Cleveland's sixth man -- also a guard.

Unless Drew shifts Osman to the primary ball-handler role on the second unit and bumps Andrew Harrison, it looks like Korver and Nwaba will be fighting for the same minutes.

"I've always liked David from afar," Drew said. "He's just a guy who comes in and plays hard. You feel his presence when he's out on the floor, whether he's doing something on the offensive end or whether he's doing something on the defensive end you feel his presence.

"I like the attitude that he brings as far as taking a challenge to whoever he guards. I don't care who it is, he's going to take the challenge. He may score on you, but he'll step up to the plate and take the challenge. I admire that about any player that will do that."