WALTHAM, Mass. -- Boston Celtics second-year big man Kelly Olynyk went through nearly all of Boston's light offday workout Saturday, but seemed to hint that he's still not quite ready to get back on the floor for game action.

Olynyk has been sidelined since Jan. 22 with a sprained right ankle that has forced him to miss 16 consecutive games. Coach Brad Stevens had previously deemed Olynyk questionable for Sunday's visit from the Golden State Warriors, but Olynyk doesn't want to return until he's certain he won't be a liability on the floor.

"I wouldn't say [the ankle is] ready yet, but it's definitely getting there," said Olynyk. Later he added, "I'm just letting it play out. It's tough. It's real tough. The fact that you could go probably, but you just want to make sure you’re helping your team; you’re not a detriment [and] you can do the things you want to do out there."

Olynyk spent time after practice playing 1-on-1 against assistant coach Jay Larranaga. He moved well, but there's a difference between post-practice pick-up and live game action.

"I'm getting better. I'm going through some more motions now," said Olynyk. "It's feeling a little bit better each day, but sometimes you have some setbacks. You go hard and the next day it's sore and [you're] a little less able to do stuff. So I'm just trying to get more and more consistent on it and able to trust it and trust that you can help your team."

Stevens said he wouldn't be surprised if Olynyk was available Sunday, but admitted he hadn't talked to Olynyk at that point and he'd also defer to the player on how he was feeling. The coach has started pondering how to reintegrate Olynyk into a rotation thin on pure size, but admitted that the success of the second unit recently, including newcomer Jonas Jerebko, adds some challenges to that process.

"We have to figure out what’s best for us going into every game," said Stevens. "And play the guys that you feel like give you the best chance of winning. Obviously, some of that is depending on matchups, who you are playing against, and how you can best attack them. I think we have to be conscious that the guys that -- especially those second-unit guys -- have played really really well the last few games."