Matt Jarvis could be back in full training for Wolves in a fortnight, according to boss Mick McCarthy.
Winger Jarvis, 22, is fighting his way back from a hamstring injury picked up against Reading in late September.
"He's great. He's doing far better than we would have hoped for or expected," McCarthy told the Wolves website.
"He might be back in training in a couple of weeks. But we don't want to get carried away as he's got to get right up to first-team pace."
When Jarvis pulled his hamstring in Wolves' 3-0 defeat to the Royals it was feared he would be missing for three months and a quicker-than-expected return to the side would give the Championship leaders a huge boost in their bid for promotion.
Meanwhile, McCarthy revealed defender Jody Craddock has had a scan to determine what is causing pain in his foot.
Craddock broke a metatarsal against Sheffield Wednesday in August and, although x-rays have shown the break has healed, he is still suffering some pain.
"Jody's had to ease off. He just felt something on the side of his foot when he was running," McCarthy explained.
"He's had a bone scan and we're waiting for the results to check what it is."
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