BEAVERTON -- Portland Timbers midfielder Darlington Nagbe is back with the team after participating in the U.S. Men's National Team camp in January, where he made appearances in the final 30 minutes of the two friendly matches, a 3-2 win against Iceland and a 1-0 win against Canada.

"It feels good to be back," Nagbe said on Tuesday after training ended.

It was Nagbe's second call-up to the national team as his profile continues to rise in Major League Soccer and at the international level.

The feedback, he said, has been positive.

Nagbe said USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann hasn't talked to him about a specific role on the national team, but "he told me to be patient. He likes what I'm doing."

So does Timbers coach Caleb Porter.

"I think always, you see a little bit of a jump in terms of confidence," Porter said on Monday. "He played with some of the best guys that our country has and and I'm sure that he saw that he fit right in.

"I see a little bit of a jump in his game. A little more confident. A little bit, even, sharper."

-- Molly Blue