Victor Wembanyama traveling with team for Game 3, but his status remains uncertain

Victor Wembanyama suffered a concussion during Game 2 of the Spurs-Blazers playoff series.

Victor Wembanyama will travel with the

San Antonio Spurs

to Portland for games this weekend, even while continuing to complete the steps mandated by the league’s concussion protocol.

That said, Spurs coach Mitch Johnson stopped short of saying Wembanyama will play. Wembanyama is “progressing,” Johnson said, but his status for Game 3 of the matchup remains uncertain and he is

listed as questionable

as of this morning.

Wembanyama was at the team’s practice facility for a second consecutive day on Thursday, walking around in a black hoodie and gray sweatpants. He even got a few shots up, teammate Julian Champagnie said.

Per ESPN’s Shams Charania

, Wembanyama took part in some cardiovascular activity late Wednesday as his symptoms had not worsened.

“He was only around for a little bit this morning,” Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox said Thursday. “Obviously, we just want him to be healthy.”

Wembanyama — the league’s first-ever unanimous

Kia

Defensive Player of the Year

and

one of

three finalists for the Kia Most Valuable Player

award —

suffered the concussion

in the Spurs’ Game 2 loss to Portland on Tuesday night, leaving the game in the second quarter.

Game 3 of the series — tied at a game apiece — is Friday in Portland (

10:30 p.m. ET, Prime Video

), followed by Game 4 there on Sunday. The Spurs were flying to Portland on Thursday afternoon.

There are very specific steps that players have to clear before being removed from the league’s concussion protocol. Players begin the return-to-play process with light exertion — such as riding a stationary bike, jogging, agility work and non-contact basketball drills — and each step is followed by another neurological examination.

Wembanyama’s results will also be compared to his baseline neurological evaluation — which players undergo prior to each season — before doctors permit him to move forward in the return-to-play plan.

“It’s pretty straightforward,” Johnson said. “Obviously, we hope he’ll be back at some point. But we’ll allow the protocol to play out. And again, there’s nothing more important than his health.”

Any extended absence by Wembanyama would be a massive blow to San Antonio, which finished with the league’s second-best record behind

the versatile 7-foot-4 center

from France. They were 12-6 in the regular season without Wembanyama.

Wembanyama averaged 25 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and a league-best 3.1 blocks per game this season. He was also with his teammates on Wednesday evening, when they all donned cowboy hats and surprised teammate Keldon Johnson after he was announced as the league’s

Kia Sixth Man of the Year

.

“We know that he’s chomping at the bit to get back on the court and be with his guys,” Johnson said.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.