Graeme Murty has confirmed that Niall Huggins has returned to first-team training after over a year out injured. The Black Cats right-back suffered a number of setbacks on his return to fitness, but has been an ever-present in the Under-21s side in recent weeks.
The Wales-youth international clocked up another 90 minutes as he gets fitness back into his legs, with an eye on returning to Tony Mowbray's matchday squad. Murty said: "He's training with the First-Team now so we've handed over responsibility for his minutes in training which is great for Niall. We'll continue to drop him into the team as required by the first-team, which is really good.
"I think he would be the first one to say that [he needs trust in his body]. He's listening to his body, his body is responding to what he wants it to do, which is a challenge when you've been out for a while.
