The Capitals will be without Griffin as she recovers from facial fractures during a round three clash with the Adelaide Lightning at the National Convention Centre on Sunday.

It marks Canberra's first game in a fortnight after their round two game against the Sydney Flames was postponed due to a positive COVID-19 case within Capitals camp.

Griffin concedes the Capitals may not be the only team to be hit by the virus this season, with the club now helping the Australian Basketball Players' Association to map out contingency plans.

"This was a big concern of mine leading into the season, when I knew it wasn't going to be a hub season. It's been an incredibly steep learning curve," Griffin said.

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"Everyone's intentions were right and we handled it the best we could as a playing group. We've been in talks with the players association to figure out what we can do to learn from our situation so other teams are in the best place possible but also so there's equity across the league.

"If one team really has it figured out or has been through it and knows what to do, but another team doesn't, that's not really a fair playing field. That's not why you want to have an advantage in this league, you want to have it from doing work on the court and preparing.

"The other thing we're looking at is a practice minimum. If we had been in isolation up until Friday, we would have had to play our game on Sunday. That's not really equity, that's not really in the spirit of the sport.

"We're talking to the league players association about what they're going to do to help mitigate that, also from an injury standpoint, because that's at no fault to the player."

Griffin will miss Sunday's clash with Adelaide but remains an outside chance to feature against Bendigo in Canberra on Wednesday night.

The Capitals veteran says she felt her face "shift" when she collided with Sydney's Keely Froling in round one, leaving a trail of blood on the court as she suffered nasal and orbital fractures.

Now she is in discussions with coach Paul Goriss and team doctor Greg Macleod to map out a return to play, content to watch this weekend from the sideline.

Goriss says the Capitals felt as though they were in "pre-season number two" after being forced out of action just one game into the season but is relishing a long-awaited return to home court.

"The excitement is there to be back on the court," Goriss said.

"Having that week off especially after a win as well, but the added benefit of coming home and playing in front of our home crowd, to play in front of that energy the home crowd brings is really important.

"That's what they're excited about, one: getting to play basketball, and two: getting to do it in front of our home fans."

Meanwhile, the WNBL has made a change to the fixture due to the Australian Opals squad's commitments in February.

The round 10 clash between the Capitals and Sydney Flames has been rescheduled for January 5, coming forward on the calendar to open round six.

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