Ryan Howard is confident he could begin working out soon after seeing a wound specialist on Friday. The Phillies first baseman has been limited since Feb. 27, when he required a procedure to clean an infection from his original Achilles tendon surgery wound. "The priority No. 1 was making sure the wound closed up so we didn't have it happen again and now we're in a place where we start to move forward," Howard said. Howard said he has no date in mind for a return. "Not really," he said. "Right now I want to get to Florida and see how my body and leg reacts to getting things back together."