CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Tyronn Lue will resume his role as Cavaliers head coach Thursday against the Washington Wizards, two team sources told cleveland.com.

Lue hasn't coached since March 17 because of personal health issues that plagued him all season.

The Cavs went 9-1 in his absence under associate head coach Larry Drew, including a game Lue missed in December. The record is 8-1 over the last two weeks under Drew.

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Lue, 40, in his third season as Cavs coach, was dealing with a bevy of difficult symptoms, including chest pains and sleep deprivation. He's taken medication, changed his diet, adjusted his sleeping patterns and begun an exercise program. He has been around the team before and after games and at its training facility in Independence over the past several days.

"He's kind of been gradually getting back into it," Drew said Tuesday, before Cleveland beat the Toronto Raptors, 112-106. "I can see that the guys have already embraced him. So it's just a matter of him being more hands on now once he does get back."

Lue, stating the obvious, told cleveland.com that Drew has done "a hell of a job." Drew also had the benefit of a red-hot LeBron James and the return of Kevin Love, which would help any coach.

Lue can now begin the process of streamlining the offensive sets, defensive coverages and player rotations for the postseason.

"He wants us to play fast as well," said Rodney Hood, comparing Lue to Drew. "I think it will be the same. We're very happy to having him back. We look forward to having him back, having his voice back in the locker room."