PARIS Cowan-Hall’s damaged ligament will be given time to heal naturally after Millwall opted against sending the winger for immediate surgery.
Lions physio Bobby Bacic says an operation would have ruled Cowan-Hall out of the rest of the season and he will instead remain in a brace for another fortnight.
The January signing from Wycombe suffered a hairline fracture of his tibia and damaged a stabilising ligament at the back of his knee against Reading.
Speaking to the club’s official site, Bacic explained: “Paris is making encouraging progress.
“He had a review yesterday and the plan from here is similar to what we did with Chris Taylor a few years ago, when we held off immediate surgery and gave the ligament a chance to naturally heal to the fracture site.
“If we operate now Paris would miss the whole season whereas he has a good chance of returning to action before the end of the campaign if natural healing occurs.
“He therefore needs to remain in a brace for a few more weeks to protect the delicate healing site after which he will be reviewed again.”
Winger Lee Martin resumed light training today after bruising ribs against Nottingham Forest and will be monitored ahead of Saturday’s clash with Huddersfield.
Nicky Bailey is running outside again after a troublesome calf problem but Carlos Edwards will continue gym-based rehab for another two months.