Andrew Bynum’s return from a knee injury might not be until close to the end of the regular season, Coach Phil Jackson suggested Friday.

“That’s still perhaps a month away, maybe, whatever,” he said when asked about the team adapting to Bynum’s return. “I can’t even put a date on it. It’s just too early to think of it like that.”

The Lakers’ last regular-season game is April 15 against Sacramento. Their first playoff game will be either April 19 or 20.