Aaron Wiggins was cleared off Atlanta's injury report Thursday evening, lifting the day-to-day tag he had carried since Monday's lips and head issue. He is available for the Hawks' game at San Antonio Thursday at 8 p.m. ET, with no missed-game track record yet since the 2026-27 season has not started.
What happened
Aaron Wiggins was cleared off the Hawks' injury report Thursday at 7:12 p.m. ET, lifting the day-to-day tag he had carried since Monday, when he was listed with a lips and head issue. The report lists no further detail on the clearance and carries no comment on his conditioning or practice status. The move comes the same night Atlanta plays at San Antonio, meaning Wiggins went from daily uncertainty to full clearance in under three days without an intermediate probable or questionable tag showing up on the report.
What it means for the Hawks
Wiggins is available for Atlanta's game at the Spurs on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. Last season he averaged 9.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 21.8 minutes across 65 games. The Hawks have not played a 2026-27 regular-season game, so there is no record to compare with or without him. In games he has missed, Atlanta's rotation has leaned on Jalen Johnson (35.2 minutes, 22.5 points), Nickeil Alexander-Walker (33.4 minutes, 20.8 points), Dyson Daniels (33.2 minutes, 11.9 points) and Trae Young (28.0 minutes, 19.3 points) for extra scoring and floor time.
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether Wiggins' clearance holds through shootaround and into Thursday's game at San Antonio. No expected return timeline applies now that he is off the day-to-day list. Atlanta still has Jalen Johnson, Henri Veesaar, Mouhamed Gueye and Luguentz Dort on the same report, so the full lineup for the Spurs game is not settled.
Is Aaron Wiggins playing at Spurs?
Yes. He was cleared off the Hawks' injury report Thursday at 7:12 p.m. ET and is available for the game at San Antonio that night.
When will Aaron Wiggins be back?
He is already back. Wiggins moved from day-to-day to cleared on the Thursday report, ending the injury listing that began Monday with a lips and head issue.