Good news in Cincinnati as wide receiver Tee Higgins appears close to making his return to the field according to Nick Shook of NFL.com.

The Bengals receiver, who missed Cincinnati's first two games of 2024 due to a hamstring injury, is back practicing on Thursday, head coach Zac Taylor told reporters prior to the session.

"See where it goes from there," Taylor said. " We need him."

Higgins suffered the hamstring injury in practice in early September, removing one of Joe Burrow's top targets from the team's offense for their first two games. Cincinnati struggled mightily in their season-opening loss to New England, finishing with just 154 passing yards while possessing the ball for fewer than 26 minutes.

A week later, the Bengals produced better results, as Burrow completed 23 of 36 passes for 258 yards and two touchdowns, but he needed to rely on a host of lesser-known pass-catchers -- tight end Mike Gesicki led the team in receiving with seven receptions for 91 yards, while receiver Andrei Iosivas caught both touchdown passes -- in order to move the ball through the air. Even with their improvement, the Bengals fell to 0-2 in a 26-25 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

With the Washington Commanders up next as a potential get-right game on Monday, now is the ideal time to work Higgins back into the offense, provided he's healthy enough to go.