Curry returns vs. Hawks after 6-game absence

Stephen Curry is back.

The Golden State Warriors returned Friday versus the Atlanta Hawks after sitting out the last six games with a right ankle sprain.

"I'm feeling good," Curry said before the game, as quoted by ESPN's Chris Haynes. "I've had a good two weeks of rehab and kind of taken a patient approach to getting as close to 100 percent as possible, understanding where we're at in the season and the injury that I've had over the course of the last three months."

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He's not expected to be limited in any way and will reclaim his starting spot, which two-way player Quinn Cook has occupied in his absence and led the Warriors to a 2-4 mark.

Curry is racking up 26.3 points, 6.2 assists, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.6 steals over 50 games this season. Though he'll be back in the fold, the defending champs will still be without their other stars in Draymond Green (pelvic contusion), Kevin Durant (rib soreness), and Klay Thompson (fractured thumb).