GOLD Coast recruit Corey Ellis is closing in on a return to full training after undergoing groin surgery just prior to Christmas.

Ellis, who headed to the Suns from Richmond during the off-season, has resumed strength training and is almost back to full volume with his running.

"Just before Christmas we elected to have a minor procedure on Corey’s groin to help him through the pre-season and to give him a really good chance to perform strongly long-term," Gold Coast's head physiotherapist Lindsay Bull told the club's website.

"Corey’s back running really strongly at the moment, he’s completed a lot of strength work and is now topping up his football-specific conditioning and high-volume running levels.

"We’ll see him integrate into training over the next couple of weeks as well."

Young defender Harrison Wigg has started the long road back from the ruptured ACL he suffered at last week's intraclub, undergoing surgery earlier this week.

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Wigg was in the midst of an excellent pre-season that had seen him strip significant weight following an injury-riddled first year with the Suns.

Ex-VFL forward Josh Corbett has begun strength work after a minor knee operation and is expected to be running in the next couple of weeks, while Josh Schoenfeld is up to eight weeks away from returning after ankle surgery following a recent incident at training.