Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas is approaching a return from an extended injury absence. The 24-year-old will participate in five-on-five scrimmages on Thursday for the first time since straining his hamstring during a Jan. 2 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Nets have been going through one of the league’s worst shooting funks over the past few weeks. But they say the impending return of Cam Thomas is about to change all that. Thomas hasn’t played since Jan.