At long last, the wait is over. After more than two months of seeing Steph Curry relegated to the sidelines due to a knee injury that has lingered far longer than anybody expected, Warriors fans will be treated to the face of the franchise back on the floor in uniform.

Curry's knee injury first flared up back in mid-January and ultimately took him out when it was aggravated on January 30th against the Detroit Pistons. He was expected to return soon after the All-Star Break, just a couple of weeks later, but suffered an unforeseen setback.

Since then, there have been a slew of re-evaluations and moving goalposts in Curry's recovery, but recent updates have inspired hope, including reports from earlier this week that Curry felt good going through a full 5-on-5 scrimmage and was targeting a return on Sunday.

On Friday afternoon, Shams Charania broke the news on X that Curry is officially expected to be cleared for his triumphant return on Sunday to face off against the Houston Rockets, ending his streak of missed games at 27 consecutive contests.

Charania specifically said on ESPN that sources told him "all systems are a go" for Curry. He also reported that the Warriors' team doctors, led by director of sports medicine Rick Celebrini, have supported anything Curry wanted, even if he elected to shut things down, but Curry has been determined to return, no matter how late in the season.

With five games remaining on the Warriors' schedule, Curry's return could not come at a better time, giving him a few opportunities to get his legs back under him and ease back into full game condition.

Even though the Warriors' 36-41 record has now all but locked them into the 10th seed in the Western Conference, barring some wacky results out of the Dubs and the two teams ahead of them, the Trail Blazers and the Clippers, Curry's return marks a huge boost to the Warriors' odds as they enter the Play-In Tournament.

This season, the Warriors are 23-16 with Curry in the lineup, while they're just 13-25 without him.

For comparison, at an 82-game pace, the Warriors would be around 48-34 with Curry in the lineup, which would currently be good for the 7th seed in the Western Conference and knocking on the door of a top-five seed.

On the other hand, a 13-25 pace in 82 games would be just 28-54, which would firmly place them in the bottom tier of the Western Conference, even though they technically would remain the 10th seed in the West since the rest of the teams are that much worse.

To dive a bit deeper, the Warriors' offense is 9.5 points better when he's on the court this season, and even though his defense has left much to be desired this year, Curry still has a +4.6 on-off swing in net rating because his offense is just that impactful for the Dubs.

He may not light the world on fire immediately out of the gate, but there is no doubt that it is exciting to see that Curry will be back on the court, and his return inspires hope for a potential postseason run by the Warriors.