Portland Trail Blazers CJ McCollum

Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts and backup shooting guard CJ McCollum.

(Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian)

TUALATIN - After missing the last four weeks with a fractured finger in his right hand, Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum is listed as probable for Portland's game against the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday.

"I felt pretty good," McCollum said after Tuesday's practice. "My finger feels pretty fine, playing without thinking about it. The biggest thing is to be able to shoot the ball with the splint on it, be able to pass and dribble, and I feel like I can do those things. I feel like I'm in pretty good shape so I think I'll be all right."

The second-year shooting guard suffered three fractures his right index finger during a win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Nov. 17 and has been sidelined since. He was cleared to shoot and dribble with his right hand last week, going through his first full contact practice in a month on Tuesday.

"Obviously when you're not playing it's not the same, but I've been able to do some workouts the last few days," McCollum said. "I wasn't running up and down but I was able to get some good skill work in, which is good for conditioning. But you get in shape by playing, so the more I can play the better."

Limited to using mostly his offhand over the last month, McCollum said his left is now stronger and he's "not reluctant to use it any more because I've been using it the last few weeks."

While there's no guarantee McCollum - who joked that he'll be put on a minutes restriction, "I'll probably play under 30 minutes," - sees any action Wednesday, he'll be ready when his number is called.

"I'm just going to continue to work hard and I'll be ready to go. It's a long season, you got to be ready to play each night and I pride myself on preparation."

-- Sean Meagher