EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — J.J. McCarthy hasn’t fully healed from the high ankle sprain that has kept him out of the past three games, still navigating the final stage of stress-testing the injury and ramping back up to speed with the Minnesota Vikings and their offense.

The question of whether McCarthy returns as the starting quarterback Sunday against Philadelphia or Carson Wentz remains at the helm went formally unanswered Wednesday by coach Kevin O’Connell, but the message this week about how much McCarthy has to work on mechanically has spoken rather loudly about the team’s preference to carefully ease him in.

McCarthy, for his part, said in his first interview with reporters since his right ankle rolled underneath him at the end of a scramble while being tackled at the sideline in the

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