DENVER — 'Kawhi Leonard, The Sequel' has been as advertised, if not as hoped for the Toronto Raptors. 

The seven-time all-NBA selection has played just two games in his return to his championship-stomping grounds in Toronto after a seven-year sojourn in Los Angeles.

It will be a little while longer before Leonard plays his third, although the good news is that there has been no setback to his latest setback. 

In a media release on Tuesday, the Raptors said that Leonard "has successfully completed treatment to address left knee swelling. He will now begin the return-to-play process in Toronto, and his progress will be updated in one week."

Given that Leonard was still ramping up his minutes before he began experiencing problems with his knee, it seems reasonable that his next phase will be reconditioning, which could have him back and ready to play the week of Nov. 16, after missing 10 games.

Leonard has been out since Oct. 25 and missed five games to date for the 4-3 Raptors, who play the Nuggets here on Wednesday. 

Leonard’s start to his second tour with the Raptors was already a little bit tentative. 

He didn’t participate in live scrimmages during training camp as the team cited the need to ramp him up slowly. Leonard hadn't been able to play five-on-five over the summer while the trade that brought him to the Raptors was in limbo due to the uncertainty around the NBA's investigation into salary cap circumvention allegations related to Leonard during his time with the Los Angeles Clippers. 

He sat........

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