Two Weeks Later, Davis Returns to the Raiders : Pro football: He meets with defensive line coach, works out briefly and leaves--but is expected back at practice today.

Two weeks to the day after he walked out of the Raiders’ training headquarters in El Segundo, citing “personal problems,” defensive end Scott Davis walked back in.

It was the players’ day off Tuesday and there weren’t many others around. Davis came in shortly after noon, met with defensive line coach Gunther Cunningham, worked out and then left, gone before he could be asked for a comment. He was on the premises less than an hour.

Davis is expected to return for his first full day of practice today and is expected to be ready for Sunday’s game against the San Diego Chargers at the Coliseum.

Coach Art Shell had no comment.

Davis had been in touch with Raider management last week, guaranteeing them he would return. He also called several players to assure them of his desire to play.

One of those players was fellow defensive lineman Jerry Ball.

“I’m satisfied,” Ball said after talking to Davis. “He showed me a lot of character by calling first. He wanted me to know he’s not going to be a distraction.”

Davis had left immediately after getting into a fist fight with teammate Greg Biekert, but Davis told Ball that he “has no hard feelings toward Greg Biekert.”

So what was the reason he left?

“It doesn’t matter to me,” Ball said. “You never know what a person is going through. It’s not for us as players to judge. It’s up to the organization. I say that as someone who understands my function in the engine. I have no problem with Scott Davis.

“Sometimes, you have to make allowances for the human factor. That’s the case in any business, but we are in the spotlight. Sometimes you can lose your humanity in this business.”

Davis was attempting a comeback after sitting out the last two seasons in order to devote himself to private business.

He signed a four-year, $5.3-million contract before training camp, attempted to work his way back into football shape before the season, played in the Monday night opener against the San Francisco 49ers, then took off.

But the Raiders stuck with him, refusing to either fine or suspend him. Davis kept in contact with Shell and owner Al Davis, and the Raiders waited for their defensive end to work out the difficulties in his personal life.

They didn’t have much choice. Defensive end Howie Long had retired in the off-season. And with the arrival of Davis, the Raiders had released another defensive end, Greg Townsend.

Davis’ absence showed in a loss to the Seattle Seahawks, a loss in which the Raiders, because of two ejections and an injury, wound up with only four defensive linemen for most of the second half.

Linebacker Winston Moss arrived at El Segundo too late to see Davis, but, told that his teammate was back, Moss said, “That’s cool. Now, let’s rumble because those San Diego backs like to run.”

How does Davis feel about coming back this week?

“He wants to have fun,” Ball said. “Any time you take two years off, your skills are not going to be honed, but I thought he showed he still has the quality to play after two years.”

Will all of Davis’ teammates accept him back as readily as Ball has?

“I don’t see any problems with any other players,” Ball said. “They just want to know he’s going to be here. . . . We’re trying to make a run at a championship.”