Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland said Wednesday the team plans to be conservative with Connor McDavid as he works his way back from a knee injury suffered late last season.

"The plan is to be conservative and look at the big picture," Holland said. "He's been skating since late July. He's getting better every week. Let's get him to Edmonton and see where he's at in three weeks. I expect him on ice early in camp. Let's be safe, not sorry."

“A lot can happen in a month, he can continue to progress, and knock on wood he doesn’t have any issues during that time period and continues to get ready," said McDavid's agent Jeff Jackson. "Yeah I think everybody is cautiously optimistic, but if he isn’t ready right at the beginning of the year then that’s a determination that will be made in 3 or 4 weeks in consultation with the team the doctors and our medical group.”

McDavid gave an update on his injury at BioSteel Camp last week, telling TSN's Kristen Shilton he's making progress with his rehab.

“[I’m] progressing well. Making progress every day,” McDavid said. “Just working hard to get to camp and focus on that. [This off-season] has been different, just focusing on that [rehab]. It’s taking a lot of time, but it’s been good.”

According to Jackson, McDavid is not interested in coming back until he is 100 per cent. 

“There have been no setbacks throughout the summer since April," said Jackson. "He’s worked through a progression very strategically with the Oilers and Gary Roberts and he’s put the time in and it's gone really well which is good because often times with the injuries you have a setback of some sort, either you plateau or re-injure it or hurt something else which doesn’t allow you to train for a while, he hasn’t had any of that.

“There's no way we’re going to put him at risk of re-injury and there’s no point at him playing at 90 per cent, and then sticking at 90 per cent, he wants to be at 100 or more, so he can help the team make the playoffs, that’s his focus all summer.” 

The 22-year-old McDavid had 41 goals and 75 assists in 78 games for the Oilers last season.