CHICAGO -- Bulls point guard Derrick Rose said Sunday he hopes to play against the Toronto Raptors on Monday after missing the last two games due to an illness.

Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau was also optimistic forward Taj Gibson would be able to play Monday after missing the past two games with a sprained right ankle. Gibson participated in the team’s entire practice Sunday, and Rose was a partial participant.

“I’m feeling a lot better,” Rose said. “Getting my energy back, was fatigued the last couple of days. But just kind of trying to fight off this little sickness I have.

“I’m going to try to go [Monday]. See how I feel in the morning, go through walk-through and hopefully be playing.”

Rose thought he probably picked up whatever his son had.

“The sickness probably came from being around my son,” he said. “He was sick. It was something I probably caught from him. I’ll take that any day. I’m just spending time with my son. I think it comes with the territory of being around a sick kid. It’s just something I got to live with.”

Rose had played in 11 straight games before getting sick. It was his longest stretch of consecutive games since the 2011-12 season. He is averaging 16.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 16 games this season.

Thibodeau said he liked how Rose was progressing before missing the last two games.

“He had a nice run going, and unfortunately he got sick,” Thibodeau said. “There’s nothing you can do about it, other than try and get healthy and get back out there. But I felt that as he started to string the games together he was getting better and better. That’s encouraging.

“He is where he is [this season]. When he’s been out there, I think he’s played very well. There’s been some bumps, which we anticipated. I just want him putting everything he has into each and every day, just keep getting better."