Saints running back Alvin Kamara walked into the locker room, hoisted himself on top of an entertainment center and grinned at the assembled reporters.



He was back.



“Nobody wants to be out,” he said. “I’m back, I’m ready.”



Kamara hasn’t played since he essentially hobbled through a game against the Jaguars on Oct. 13. He missed the next two games because of knee and ankle issues, although there was a discussion about him potentially playing against the Cardinals before the bye. He ultimately sat out that game, giving him three weeks’ rest.



“I do feel fresh, I wouldn’t say a benefit, it’s like a downfall kind of,” he said. “I wish I was out there, I feel like I missed so much, and yet it wasn’t that much, you know what I’m saying? … I’m happy to be back, just happy to be back on the field practicing with my teammates, kind of like a regular...