Jayson Tatum’s recovery process has reached its next stage.

The Boston Celtics star is just under two months removed from surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon he suffered in a May 13 playoff game against the New York Knicks. And while most Americans were enjoying a relaxing July 4 weekend, Tatum was attacking his rehab — both in the gym and in the pool.

On Saturday, Tatum posted an Instagram photo of himself working out in the gym (with a walking boot on his right foot) with the motivational caption, “Keep showing up JT.”

On Sunday, Tatum briefly ditched the walking boot for a pool workout, sharing a video on his Instagram story of himself doing some slow but steady “high knees” under the close watch of trainer Nick Sang.

Tatum has been very active post-surgery — he shared another video of himself in the gym on June 29, less than 50 days after his operation. The 27-year-old has a relentless work ethic, so it’s no surprise that he’s doing everything he can to speed up his recovery process.

Whether we see Tatum at some point during the 2025-26 season, however, remains to be seen.

The Celtics have been intentional about not putting a clock on Tatum’s recovery, with president of basketball operations Brad Stevens recently noting that Tatum won’t have a projected timeline for “a long, long time.”

“It’s baby steps right now,” Stevens told reporters after Round 1 of the NBA Draft on June 25. “He’s actually progressed great, but I don’t know what that means with regard to projected timelines.”

“And that’ll be in consultation with him and (trainers) Nick (Sang) and Phil Coles and everybody else to make sure when he hits the court, he is fully ready and fully healthy. And that will be the priority.”

While most NBA players miss full seasons due to Achilles injuries, there have been some examples of stars returning in under 12 months’ time — most notably Dominique Wilkins, who was back on the court less than 10 months after his injury. Given Tatum’s youth and work ethic, it’s certainly possible he’s able to speed up his own recovery process.

Then again, Boston will need to consider the risk of rushing Tatum back to action, especially on a team that has lower expectations in 2025-26 after losing Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, Luke Kornet and possibly Al Horford. The better course of action might be to keep Tatum out the entire season and let him return at 100 percent health in 2026-27, instead of throwing him into the fire in March or April 2026.