The timeline for Peyton Watson’s return isn’t being measured in days.

“Peyton’s going to be week-to-week,” Nuggets coach David Adelman said after Friday’s practice at Ball Arena.

Watson will miss Saturday’s game against San Antonio after straining his right hamstring for the second time in Wednesday’s win over the Jazz. The first strain happened in a loss to the Knicks on Feb. 4. The 23-year-old returned against Portland on March 22 and played in five games before suffering the same injury.

The forward was in the midst of a breakout year, averaging 14.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists, all career highs, while shooting 41.1% from 3-point range.

“I don’t know the severity of it in the sense of was it more extreme than the last time. I just know that it’s obviously an issue that he’s going to have to work through, like he’s worked through it before,” Adelman said. “It’s unfortunate. He’s had such a good year. I feel for him as a person. Not having the opportunity to come back and play right now is completely unfair to somebody who put the work in, but that’s way sports is.”

Zeke Nnaji and Spencer Jones will also miss the game against San Antonio, while Tim Hardaway Jr., who also left Wednesday’s game, is probable with left knee soreness. Adelman added that Jones is day-to-day after straining his hamstring against Golden State on Sunday.

The Spurs come to Denver at mostly full strength and winners of 11 in a row. It will be the first time Most Valuable Player candidates Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama have faced each other this season. San Antonio, two games behind Oklahoma City, is still chasing the one seed.

“No one has played as well as they have the last couple of months,” Adelman said.

Denver entered Friday’s slate in fourth place, a game behind the Lakers. Los Angeles will be without Luka Doncic for the remainder of the regular season after the star suffered a left hamstring injury in a loss to the Thunder on Thursday night.

The hope is that Watson is back playing in one of Denver’s five games left before the end of the regular season. The playoffs start on April 18, or two weeks from Saturday.

“We’ll see how it goes,” Adelman said.