Time is running out for team to find where to put

CHICAGO — David Wright remains on a clock of sorts, but that is unlikely to dictate how the Mets proceed with the rehabbing third baseman in the coming days.

Though Wright’s 20-day window to complete a minor league rehab assignment expires Friday, club officials have been discussing different scenarios for the Mets captain, who is attempting a comeback after spending the past twoplus years on the disabled list.

Even so, with the minor league season fast approaching a conclusion, any extension of Wright’s rehab assignment — for which the Mets would need his consent — would only buy Wright a few extra days.

Wright had indicated to team officials he hoped to play three straight games for Single-A St. Lucie concluding Sunday. But Wright rested on Sunday and was also absent from the lineup Monday, when St. Lucie played at Lakeland.

“He just didn’t feel comfortable playing three in a row,” manager Mickey Callaway said at Wrigley Field, before the Mets faced the Cubs. “Going to reevaluate where he’s at physically.”

Mets officials weren’t terming Wright’s two-day hiatus as a setback, saying Monday was designed as a strategy session to determine what comes next.

Rosters can expand beginning Saturday when the Mets play in San Francisco, but it’s unclear if Wright — even if symptom free — will be in position for a return on that date.

In 10 minor-league rehab games, Wright is 6-for-32 (.188) at the plate, but that includes going hitless in his first 14 at-bats. Wright’s throwing is an issue, but he’s handled the routine plays enough to satisfy club evaluators.

Among the possibilities is the Mets elevating Wright to Triple-A Las Vegas, where he could face tougher pitching before a decision is reached on his potential readiness for the major leagues.

Callaway indicated it’s too soon to say if Wright will rejoin the Mets.

“I think that we’re just really trying to focus on the next day with David,” Callaway said. “It’s been such a long road and I think it would be unfair to everyone to have any kind of expectations other than just knowing we support whatever he is doing just day to day.”

Wright, who continues to manage spinal stenosis in his back, has undergone three surgeries since playing his last game with the Mets in May 2016.

Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of the Mets shutting down Wright for the season during a minor league rehab assign-

ment. Wright underwent subsequent surgery to repair the rotator cuff in his right shoulder. The following month, he underwent surgery to alleviate pressure in his back.

If Wright can return this season, the Mets may want to ensure his first game comes at Citi Field. But that would mean waiting until Sept. 7, when the Mets face the Phillies.

Wright, who is owed about another $30 million through 2020, recently told The Post he’s unsure if he will try another comeback if this attempt fails.

“There will certainly be some things to think about,” Wright said. “I haven’t quite thought that far, my goal is to certainly to make it back and if it doesn’t work out … at some point you have got to play. You can’t just continue to sit here and rehab all year.

“I haven’t thought much about it, but since I have been in the big leagues it’s been over two years, so at some point if physically I can do it, great, and if physically I can’t, that’s a whole different conversation.”