‘“With Risto, we’re going to take our time,” said coach Ralph Krueger, who returned to the Sabres on Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19 on Feb. 4. “You can see the writing on the wall, that he needs more space to get his energy level up. Every one of us that had COVID has a different pathway back. His will still take some time. I really don’t expect him to join us on this trip. … We aren’t going to rush anybody back in.”‘