Signs say Walker may stay

Wright said his program will progress depending on how he feels the day after each throwing session, but he expects to throw every other day for now. Throwing is the final step in Wright’s return from surgery to repair a herniated disc in his neck. He has been fielding ground balls, hitting and running for weeks.

“They are going to try to harness me a little bit to make it a ‘let’s see how you feel today, we’ll come up with a plan for tomorrow or the next day,’ and I imagine that in the beginning it might be every other day,” Wright said of the program. “And then you gradually start going every day and then you increase the distance. It’s going to get better with process but it’s a long spring so I’m not worried about the time period of it.”

Collins said that in fielding drills and batting practice Wright is ahead of where he HOWARD SIMMONS/ DAILY NEWS was last spring, when he was coming off having missed 115 games because of spinal stenosis.

“That was the best batting practice I’ve seen,” Collins said. “At this stage last year he couldn’t have done what he did for batting practice. So positive signs all day.”

Last year, Wright was not able to play in a game until March 18. Spring training has some extra games because of the World Baseball Classic, so Wright feels he will be able to get ready in time for Opening Day, April 3.

“I think so, you are never going to know what happens tomorrow or the next day,” Wright said. “There might be some bumps that happen in the road, but yeah, that’s the plan.”

PORT ST. LUCIE — Neil Walker may be sticking around. The second baseman had been seeking a three-year deal with the Mets this winter before signing a $17.2 million qualifying offer. Sandy Alderson said Sunday that he has continued conversations with Walker’s agent.

“From my standpoint, I did talk with his agents yesterday,” the Mets’ GM said. “I expect to talk with Neil sometime today. I really don’t want to comment beyond that.”

Walker declined comment on Sunday. A source close to Walker said the sides had continued talking about the same range of a deal after Walker accepted the qualifying offer. The deal that was being discussed would include the 2017 season and two more years and it was worth “north of $40 million,” a Mets source said.