Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam is expected to practice Friday with hopes of returning to the lineup in the next week, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Siakam has not played since Dec. 18, when he suffered a groin injury during an awkward landing.

He is averaging a team-leading 25.1 points and 8.0 rebounds in 27 games this season.

Siakam's return would be a boost to a Raptors lineup that had to play Wednesday's overtime win over the Charlotte Hornets without Siakam, Fred VanVleet, Marc Gasol, Dewan Hernandez and Norman Powell due to injuries.