Injured Collingwood veteran Daniel Wells hasn’t given up on a return this season, says coach Nathan Buckley.

Wells, 34, was ruled out for three months after injuring his knee in the Round 10 win over Sydney and opted against surgery in hope of a late season return.

“I know he hasn’t given up on it,” Buckley told SEN’s Whateley.

“He has good sessions and he has sessions that aren’t quite what we hoped for. That’s life.

“When the injury occurred, it was always going to be a long bow. He’s still battling away. The situation he is in his career, the bloke has invested a lot of his life into this game and you’re not going to give up the potential opportunity for a fairytale.

“We’re not going to give up on it either.”

Wells has played just 15 games for the Magpies since arriving from North Melbourne at the end of 2016.

Listen to Nathan Buckley’s chat on SEN’s Whateley in the player below