Appears JuJu Watkins‘ coach would not have a lot fear her star participant shall be again to her regular self quickly — Lindsay Gottlieb tells TMZ Sports activities the 19-year-old is “doing nice” in her rehab … and attacking issues with a laser focus.

Watkins, after all, tore her ACL on March 24 in an NCAA event recreation … however Gottlieb instructed us out at LAX this week she’s exhibiting loads of indicators that she’s going to be all proper.

“She’s doing nice,” the Trojans sideline supervisor mentioned. “She’s doing nice. She’s in focus mode, rehab mode.”

The harm usually takes about 12 months to get well … and Gottlieb made it clear they won’t be speeding her again.

However, early indicators seem to point she is perhaps round for subsequent 12 months’s March Insanity — as Gottlieb instructed us, “everybody’s enthusiastic about this system and workforce we have constructed and we’ll be again.”

If the Trojans do need to return to the tourney, they will not solely need to do it largely with out Watkins — however star gamers Kiki Iriafen and Rayah Marshall, who have been each chosen in Monday’s WNBA draft.

Gottlieb, although, mentioned she was pumped to look at Iriafen and Marshall attain their goals — even when she will not have the ability to have them on her court docket subsequent 12 months.