Giants wide receiver Victor is making progress. Little by little, he’s getting closer to taking the field with his teammates, rather than running and working out under the supervision of trainers in the practice bubble.

At last check late last month, Cruz was doing straight-line running. He hadn’t yet reached the point of cutting, even though he claimed to be close. There were “zero doubts” about whether he would be ready for the season opener in September.

Now into early May, Cruz has begun cutting. He’s running routes against air (no defenders) and trying to rebuild strength and confidence in the right knee where his patellar tendon tore in an October game against the Eagles.

“We got [to cutting],” Cruz said Tuesday night prior to the 22nd annual United Way of New York City Gridiron Gala at the Hilton in Manhattan. “We started running some intermediate routes on air and stuff like that. It’s feeling good. It’s feeling tood so far. I think I’m 75-80 percent right now. It’s just a matter of building it.”

via Jordan Raanan of NJ.com