Matt Jarvis could be fit for the weekend's trip to Colchester.
The winger will train tomorrow and be assessed later in the week.
But the question mark over the former Gillingham man's fitness has prompted manager Mick McCarthy to keep Daniel Jones at Wolves rather than send him back out on loan.
The boss says: "Matt is close to coming back and he may be involved at the weekend.
"Daniel would like to go back out on loan and play football. That would be beneficial to him but sometimes it's beneficial to the squad to have a big group of players.
"Matt Jarvis has been injured again and Micky Gray played on Saturday, but the run of games coming up is going to be Saturday then Tuesday and six games in three weeks, so that puts a whole different perspective on it.
"We've only trained with 12 players out there on Monday - I want to make sure we have enough players to cope with injuries."













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