Though Jayson Tatum could be healthy enough to return at some point this season, the Celtics are operating as if he won’t be.

That’s how team CEO and alternate governor Wyc Grousbeck responded to a question about a potential Tatum comeback during an appearance Wednesday on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show.”

“I’m sure he does (want to play),” Grousbeck said. “Everybody knows exactly what’s going to happen. We’re not going to ever ask him to come back. We’re assuming he’s not coming back, and we’re not even going to have any discussions about it. At some point, he’s going to be ready to come back. Whenever that is, we’ll get five doctors’ opinions, we’ll ask him how he feels, and then we’ll all decide jointly — let’s do this, whatever month that is, whenever that is.

“But there are no discussio

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