McDavid said he'll go along with whatever the medical staff recommends.
"I leave that stuff up to the doctors," said McDavid, who tore the PCL in his left knee in the season finale against the Calgary Flames on April 6. "That's what everyone is doing. There are guys that are a lot smarter than I am that are going to make that decision, so my job is to go out there and play. I'll go when they think I'm ready."
McDavid, who had an NHL career-high 116 points (41 goals, 75 assists) in 78 games last season and was the second-leading scorer in the League behind Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov (128 points; 41 goals, 87 assists), was on the ice with some teammates Saturday for the first time since his injury, which did not require surgery.
Holland said Wednesday that if McDavid were healthy, he'd likely play two or three of Edmonton's seven preseason games.
"I'm a guy [who] likes to play and play as much as possible," he said. "I think in years past I've played three or four [preseason games]. If it's two or one, it's not all that different. I'm not too worried about it. Practices will be a good test as well."
NHL.com independent correspondent Derek Van Diest contributed to this report
