While Mouhamed Gueye is “progressing to on-court activities,” his return isn’t imminent. He’ll be reevaluated in about four weeks, according to the Hawks, with another update to come at that time (Twitter link).

As Brad Rowland of Locked on Hawks tweets, this is the first official update the team has given on Gueye since it announced in July that the Senegalese big man would be reevaluated in three-to-four months following surgery to address a fractured left foot, an injury he sustained in an offseason workout.

A 6’11” forward/center, Gueye was selected with the 39th pick in the 2023 draft after spending two college seasons at Washington State. He was rotation regular for the Hawks in 2025/26, his third NBA season, averaging 4.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.8 steals in 77 regular season appearances, including eight starts (15.3 minutes per game).

Gueye, who turned 24 years old a few days ago, is earning about $2.4MM this season. Gueye will be extension-eligible throughout the 2026/27 campaign and will reach unrestricted free agency next summer if he doesn’t sign a new deal before then.

Although Gueye’s contract is non-guaranteed, it would be a little surprising if the Hawks decided to waive him before the league-wide guarantee date in January, given they were facing a roster crunch ahead of the season and chose to retain him despite the foot injury.