Caitlin Clark. Image via: APCaitlin Clark's injury update ahead of Wednesday's game against the Golden State Valkyries confirmed she remains on a minutes restriction as she works back from the back injury she suffered on June 24. The Indiana Fever guard, cleared as probable, told reporters she felt good but acknowledged she is still building toward her normal workload.The Fever sit at 14-9 with four games left before the All-Star break, and how much they can lean on their star guard down the stretch could decide their postseason seeding. As of writing, Clark played the game.Caitlin Clark's current health updateClark missed three games over the past three weeks after the injury occurred against the Mercury. She returned July 8 against the Los Angeles Sparks but logged just 16 minutes, sat out the second half of a back-to-back the next day, then played again July 9 against the Las Vegas Aces, still limited.Speaking before Wednesday's game, Clark kept her answer simple: "I feel good." She added that her focus is on stacking healthy games together and building her conditioning back up gradually, rather than rushing back to a full workload. As of now, she logged 16 minutes to score 6 points.How the Fever are managing her returnFever head coach Stephanie White has been direct about the caution, noting it typically takes time for a player to get acclimated after missing extended stretches. Clark has played 24 and 16 minutes in her last two outings, well below her season average of 29.6, itself already a career low for the guard.There is no set timeline for lifting the restriction. White and the coaching staff appear to be using specific conditioning benchmarks, tied to endurance, before restoring Clark's normal minutes.What's next for Clark and the FeverIndiana faces the Seattle Storm and New York Liberty in a back-to-back this Friday and Saturday. Clark said there has been no decision yet on whether she will play both games, though she said she hopes to be available for each.Against the Valkyries specifically, Clark has combined for 38 points, 15 assists, six rebounds, four steals and 11 turnovers across two meetings this season, with the season series currently split 1-1.Whatever the Fever decide about her workload this weekend, one date is already locked in. Clark was named a starter for the WNBA All-Star Game on July 25, an appearance that will happen regardless of how her minutes restriction plays out before then.Clark's day-to-day recovery is clearly the bigger story than any single box score right now, and how Indiana handles the next four games will say a lot about their priorities heading into the postseason.