No one know when Jose Reyes will come off the disabled list, not even Jose Reyes.

After another day of stretching exercises, light running at Citi Field and a round of batting practice, Reyes tempered hopes when he told a scrum of team beat writers there is still no timetable for his return.

Reyes said he was still “a long way” from running at full speed.

“I don’t want to get on the field and have a setback again … I have to make sure I’m all ready to go,” Reyes said. “I’m the guy who relies so much on explosiveness. If I don’t have that, that’s not going to be me.”

According to reports, Reyes’ workouts have “gradually intensified” over the past couple weeks, including a two-hour weight room session Saturday.

“He’s making some progress, but I still think they’re being very, very cautious with him and his approach,” Mets manager Jerry Manuel told the media. “He’s on schedule. As to what is the date of return, I have no idea. If I get him back soon, it’s like a bonus for us.”

In every situation, where there is ambiguity there is also clarity. Manuel suggests Reyes is “on schedule” but there are no specifics of what the schedule is. It is clear the Mets have a timetable on Reyes return but, not identifying a date, saves the team embarrassment of a setback. It’s happened in the case of Reyes jot once, but twice. It’s happened with J.J. Putz, Oliver Perez and John Maine. That is not to suggest there is a conspiracy theory to withhold information, but the Mets do have a plan.

Reyes has not played since May 20, when he took himself out of a game in Los Angeles after aggravating a right calf injury. Every time he has tried to push his calf since, he has hurt himself, including on June 3, when he tore the tendon.

Reyes said he would be willing to play at 85% and the Mets balked. “You’re talking about an explosive individual trying to be that at 85 percent,” Manuel said. “It’s probably easier for a guy that’s not that explosive to handle 85 percent than it is Jose Reyes. That [can be] dangerous. You have a tendency to hurt other things, trying to protect [the injury].”

For now, the Mets believe the best route to getting Reyes back “full speed” is a “half speed,” cautious approach.