Nike brand president Charlie Denson said Woods would perform better if his mind is cleared.
“Under the circumstances, the more he deals with the issues and the better he deals with them, the better off he'll be when he does return,” he said.
Denson said Nike had been contact with Woods during the golfers' recent courses of therapy.
“We've been in touch with his camp,” Denson said. “We're very comfortable with where he's at, how he's dealing with it and we're looking forward to his return.”
Corporations including Gatorade and AT&T have dropped Woods following the revelations, and other companies, such as Gillette and Procter and Gamble, have drastically scaled back their use of the star in advertising campaigns. Nike and Woods have been commercial partners since 1996, when they signed their first deal, worth $40 million over five years.
Last week Woods delivered a public apology in which he expressed regret for the lifestyle he had led to his family, his employees, and his sponsors.
