49ers hope to avoid adding free-agent wide receiver as injuries pile up

SANTA CLARA — Another of the 49ers’ top wide receivers is expected to miss significant time.And San Francisco might be one step closer to going out and looking for a proven veteran.But it is a situation 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said the organization would like to avoid.“There are possibilities later, none are guaranteed,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said on Monday. “But there are a lot of things tied to that. Who’s available? How much are they available for? And the situation our team is in salary-cap wise, and what we can do.”Amari Cooper and Gabe Davis are among the top free-agent wide receivers.Shanahan said there are regular conversations within the organization to discuss the possibilities of adding players at positions of need.“We’re looking into everything,” Shanahan said. “We’ll always try to do the best, but you try not to just panic and do something to survive a tough situation at the expense of what would really hurt you later this year and definitely next year.”The already-thin 49ers receiving situation got...