Paige Bueckers will be making her long-awaited return to the basketball court. The rookie and No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA draft will be active for the Dallas Wings’ Wednesday night road game against the Phoenix Mercury (6-4) after she sat out the team’s last four games due to concussion protocol and later illness.

Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers is no longer listed in the team’s injury report. It apparently clears the way for her return from a four-game absence, first with a concussion and then an illness.

Dallas Wings star rookie Paige Bueckers will return to the lineup on Wednesday against the Phoenix Mercury after missing the last four games due to a concussion and an illness. Dallas coach Chris Koclanes said Bueckers will have no minutes restriction when she returns to the lineup after missing last weekend's game against the Minnesota Lynx due to an illness.