NET NOTES

One down, one to go.

While Jason Kidd was still questionable to return last night, the Nets were set to welcome back Richard Jefferson. The second-year small forward had missed the last two games with a stomach virus.

“I just rested, stayed in bed for a couple of days and I feel a lot better now,” he said.

Jefferson started feeling sick Friday morning but still figured on playing that night against the Hornets. He even packed a bag and brought it to the Meadowlands for the flight to Detroit afterward.

Then, right before the New Orleans tip-off, Jefferson took a turn for the worse.

“It just peaked right before gametime and I couldn’t move,” he said. “I didn’t think I would have been any good if I was out there. I would have probably gotten some other people sick and that would have been real bad.”

Jefferson’s still not sure what caused the virus.

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Byron Scott said he wanted Kidd to be “110 percent” before he’d allow him to return. Is Kidd there yet?

“Still a little banged up,” Kidd said. “We’ll say 100 percent. Still have that 10 percent to work on.”

Scott on Kenyon Martin’s dynamic play of late: “One word: awesome. He’s just been awesome the last 20 games.”

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The Nets confirmed that Rodney Rogers (strained left calf) won’t be activated before the All-Star break. Rogers has missed the last nine games.