It's the second-biggest question remaining during the regular season. The first, of course, is whether the woefully underachieving Los Angeles Lakers make the playoffs, or become arguably the biggest bust in American sports history? But next to that, the focus is on one-time MVP Derrick Rose.

Will he return or won't he? Should he return or shouldn't he?

It appears that Rose is physically ready to play. That's according to his doctor and Rose himself. The holdup is mental. Rose is lacking the confidence in his surgically-repaired knee to play with all the abandon that makes him so great. That's understandable. His confidence will come with time.