17 Rodney McGruder SF

McGruder (illness) is available to play in Wednesday's game against the Raptors, Shandel Richardson of The Athletic reports.

McGruder was a late scratch from Wednesday's game against the Magic due to an illness, but the wing will be back in the lineup Wednesday after a few days off. Tyler Johnson will likely return to his role off the bench with McGruder returning.

McGruder is unavailable Sunday against Orlando due to a stomach bug, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.

Tyler Johnson gets the start with McGruder sidelined. His next opportunity to return will come Wednesday against the Raptors.

McGruder isn't in the starting lineup for Sunday's matchup against the Magic and he wasn't spotted on the bench, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

McGruder was initially listed in the starting lineup, but he may be dealing with an injury or a personal matter and hasn't been spotted on Miami's bench, per Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald. The Heat have yet to make an announcement on his availability, although news should surface soon.

McGruder was scoreless (0-6 FG, 0-1 3Pt) but brought down eight rebounds and dished out three assists across 23 minutes in the Heat's 102-96 win over the Pelicans on Sunday.

The empty scoring column was certainly unexpected given McGruder's body of work this season, but the third-year wing managed to prevent his night from being a total fantasy washout with his strong work on the boards. The 27-year-old had scored in double digits on 10 occasions dating back to Nov. 9, so Sunday's blanking can safely be classified as an outlier he'll look to bounce back from versus the Rockets on Thursday.

McGruder posted 14 points (5-9 FG, 4-8 3Pt) and five rebounds across 29 minutes in Friday's 115-98 win over the Suns.

McGruder remained at the wing with the return of Goran Dragic and it looks like he's solidified a spot in the starting lineup. The 6-4 Maryland product is a little undersized for his position but there's currently little competition for the role. That will change when Dion Waiters (ankle) returns.