Auston Matthews handled the puck on Friday for the first time since the Maple Leafs center had wrist surgery on Aug. 13.
Matthews, who missed four games last season because of the injury, skated by himself prior to the main sessions and went through a series of puck handling drills.
Coach Sheldon Keefe said there is no timeline for when Matthews will join the main group at camp.
"It's all just going to depend on how he progresses," Keefe said. "Today, he took another step. Each day I think he is going to feel better and get more done and it will just be a matter of how that progresses. There is no exact day or anything that we are targeting at this point."
Keefe said Matthews, who led the NHL with 41 goals in 52 games last season, remains on track to return in time for Toronto's regular-season opener against the Montreal Canadiens on Oct. 13.
"We are very confident it is going to be before the opening of the regular season and of course, if we can get him into some exhibition games, that would be even better," Keefe said.
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