Neil Lennon welcomes back Leigh Griffiths back to the Celtic squad for the visit of Livingston on Saturday.
The Hoops striker has been out since a 3-1 victory over Hearts in late August due to personal problems which were followed by niggling injuries and a virus.
However, Griffiths scored a brace for Celtic reserves against Stenhousemuir in a friendly at Lennoxtown earlier in the week.
Celtic boss Lennon said: "He will be involved with the squad. Slowly but surely. He had an hour on Tuesday, he looked good so he will be in and around it."
With a busy fixture list to negotiate before the end of the year, Lennon believes the return of Griffiths could be timely.
He said: "He is good, he is happy. He needs to stay there now and improve his conditioning. It is bit by bit but we have seen enough now to think he may make a contribution.
"We have 11 games between now and the end of December and we will be using the squad and Leigh obviously is a part of that."
