According to K.C. Johnson, Luol Deng has began running and Tyrus Thomas is wearing a cast for a sore wrist.

Bulls general manager Gar Forman said Luol Deng has started running after a stress fracture in Deng’s right tibia sidelined the forward for the final 22 games of the regular season and the playoffs.

“He’s been [at the Berto Center] working some,” Forman said. “He’s starting to run some and get some shots up. So we think that’s progressing well. At this point, [the training staff] is real happy with his progress.”

Hopefully Deng can get back on track. A lot of fans are really writing Deng off as eing injured for a portion of the season, and when he is healthy, to not play at a very high level. However, if Deng can return to his 2006-2007 form, the Bulls could improve into the Eastern elite if they bring back Ben Gordon.

There was also this tidbit about Tyrus Thomas.

Tyrus Thomas is wearing an air cast for two to three weeks to immobilize a sore wrist. The injury isn’t serious

If the injury is only minor, than trades involving Thomas should still be able to go down on draft night. The downside to the injury, is that Thomas is going to lose a few weeks of working on his game, if he does stay with the Bulls.

With the return of Drew Gooden and soon Luol Deng, the Chicago Bulls are getting healthy at just the right time to face the Washington Wizards.