""Billy's obviously picked up an injury a couple of weeks back," said Naismith. "There was an argument to have him on site, but he's better being at home and seeing how this week goes to give him the best chance to be ready, and that's still a good, realistic possibility. "The higher risk comes if you maybe force him into the first game"
"when he's not 100 per cent and damages more, whereas if you give him another week then the chances of him being at a really good level to go into that last game is high. "I think there's still a good chance that he can meet up when we're back home.""
Billy Gilmour, 24, missed Napoli's past two games with a groin injury and is not at Scotland's training base in Turkey. Assistant coach Steven Naismith says there remains a realistic chance Gilmour will be ready for the final World Cup qualifier against Denmark. Gilmour was ruled out of the Greece match to reduce risk of further damage and to allow time for recovery. Scotland will likely need to avoid defeat in Greece to have a chance of beating Denmark to automatic qualification. Naismith prefers giving Gilmour an extra week to reach a high level for the last game.
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