SEATTLE — Yankees DH Nick Johnson is experiencing discomfort in his right wrist when swinging a bat.

“Still sore when swinging,’’ Johnson reported via text message. He is in New York working on a rehab program after surgery.

Asked if he experienced a setback, Johnson said, “It’s a little early’’ to call it that.

However, that’s how Joe Girardi labeled it.

“It’s a setback; he felt pain when he was swinging,’’ Girardi said of Johnson, who will be examined by Dr. Chris Ahmad.

Outside of delaying a possible return, the news didn’t cause much of a ripple.

“I had no expectations because (the surgery) is very difficult,’’ Girardi said.

Johnson has been out since early May.