EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- New York Giants star wide receiver Malik Nabers did not practice Wednesday because of a knee injury, saying only he was more "sore" than usual.

He exited the Giants' first practice of the week Wednesday and sat on a medicine ball and talked to team trainers during the open portion of practice. The Pro Bowl receiver seemed to be walking with a slight limp when the two-hour practice was over.

"Just sore," Nabers said at the podium moments later. "Just sore.

"We'll see how the next day goes, but through the week, I'm usually sore. But this one was kind of a little bit more sore. I always continue to fight through it."

The Giants could use him in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Washington Commanders after already having lost Braxton Berrios to a season-ending foot injury.

Nabers tore the ACL in his right knee last season and needed a cleanup procedure earlier this year. He returned to the practice field for the start of training camp and was ready for the opener.

He had his most productive game since returning from the injury Sunday when he caught six passes on seven targets for 112 yards and a touchdown in a win over the Arizona Cardinals.

Coach John Harbaugh didn't seem too worried about his No. 1 receiver.

"He's doing great, yeah," Harbaugh said. "He had a great day. Great spirits [Wednesday]. He had a good workday."

When told that Nabers said he was sore, Harbaugh barely flinched.

"I'll take him at his word then," he said.

Nabers isn't the Giants' only injury concern. Defensive lineman Chauncey Golston has a recurring neck problem that Harbaugh said "could be" shut him down for significant time. The Giants and Golston are exploring all their options.

Nabers, who leads the Giants with 208 receiving yards this season, talked just last week about gaining more trust in his knee. He admitted at the start of the season that he was rusty, and he failed to reach 100 yards through the first three games.

He seemed to know that a breakout game was coming. On Sunday, it still wasn't enough for his liking when the Giants and starting quarterback Jameis Winston fed him the ball. Nabers was seen at times animatedly talking to the sideline from the field. He thought they left some out there.

"I felt like I didn't get targeted much after halftime," said Nabers, who had one catch on two targets for 28 yards in the second half. "So, that was just a thing. It's just ... I felt like creating explosives down the field was just helping us get in a better position to score touchdowns. Some of those plays didn't come my way, so just trying to figure out why."

Harbaugh said they talked after the game, brushing it off to Nabers being emotional and competitive.

"Yeah, I talked to him just about ... I think we need to implement more things after halftime," Nabers said. "Just also trying to give me the ball down the field to create some of those opportunities for us to gain more points. It felt like during the first half when we did that, it kind of led into the right direction with scoring touchdowns in the red zone. And just, after that, we just couldn't get going.

"So, I felt like the offense was needing a spark and I wanted to be that spark. So I was just trying to figure out what was going on, and what was the thought process after halftime."