"They're looking for me to come back better — you know, a better player," he said Saturday in his first interview since he fractured the fifth metatarsal in his left foot on Jan. 30.
"So I just try to look at that stuff and just build on that. How can I get there? I have people believing in me. I've just got to get the work done. It was a really unlucky year this year as far as just injuries. I've got to concentrate on getting my body right."
Davis, who has been doing a lot of swimming lately, emerged from the Magic's Amway Center practice facility Saturday with his surgically repaired foot in a walking boot. That boot is expected to come off in about two weeks, and he can start ramping up his rehabilitation program then.
It seems unlikely that Davis will play again this season, although team officials haven't ruled it out.
In the meantime, Davis hopes some good will come from the team's on-court recent struggles.
"When I look at the game, I want to see bumps and bruises," he said.
"I want to see guys who are going through the grit of the NBA and are understanding what it takes to win, and that's what these guys are doing now. This time right here for them is unbelievable because next year you can't sit here and tell me with the way we worked and the way we played, we won't be a better team because of these guys and their approach."
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I'd make a shamu joke about his swimming, but that's too easy...
