Lamar Odom wants to "repay" Khloe Kardashian for sticking by him

Speaking on 'The Doctors', he said: "Khloe is important to me. She's been through all of this with me and she stood right by my side so I just wanna repay her."

Issuing an apology to her and the Kardashian Jenner family, he added: "I just want to tell them I'm sorry for all that wasted time and wasted energy ... that in my addiction I didn't know who I was ... so I couldn't take care of myself. I damn sure couldn't take care of anybody else."

It comes after the sportsman - whose divorce from Khloe was finalised in December - completed a voluntary 35-day stint in rehab so he could "better himself".

His attorney Walter Mosley said: "I have had reports from the doctors that he's doing well. This is a preventative forward looking movement by Lamar. We have a lot of very important things lined up for next year. I like to say Lamar is on a comeback tour in 2017.

"It's about maintaining health, being healthy, doing what's right for his family, being a better father, just improving himself. This was his idea and he has the full support of the people who work for him, his family, staff and everyone around him.

"It's 100% of bettering himself. Being a better father to his kids, being a better friend and just taking responsibility and live a more healthy and fulfilled life. There's a lot to live for. He's young. He has the rest of his life in front of him. He has a lot to look forward to."