Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant is making good progress four weeks after suffering a high ankle sprain, running and cutting during a workout on Monday for the first time since the injury.

But while Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had previously said he hoped Bryant could play in two preseason games, the team is now taking it slow with Bryant — so slow that Bryant himself is getting frustrated. Bryant wants to play in Saturday’s preseason game, but the team is pointing to the regular-season opener against the Redskins as his likely first chance at live action.

“It’s very frustrating, but at the same time, I’ve got to look at the big picture,” Bryant said, per Tim MacMahon of ESPNDallas.com. “I’m trying my best to look at the big picture instead of what’s going on now. That’s the Washington Redskins.”

Cowboys coach Wade Phillips defended taking the cautious route.

“We’ll just wait and see,” Phillips said. “I know he wants to play and he feels better, but we still want to make sure that he’s healthy.”

It’s easy to see why Phillips is slowing Bryant down. The last thing Phillips needs is for Bryant to suffer a setback, and Jones to complain again that Bryant was overworked.