Mark Pope said this afternoon that he is optimistic about Kam Williams returning to the Kentucky lineup this season.
“We’re optimistic, because we’re always optimistic. The timeline is tight,” Pope said of Williams. “I don’t know how much publicly he’s been talked about with the specifics of his injury — I’ve been really vague, right? But there’s a real chance that, at some point, if we extend the season out long enough, that he can come back and help us. We’re excited for that to happen.”
On the other hand, he doesn’t sound as hopeful about Jayden Quaintance.
“He continues to make progress. He is not ready right now. He’s not ready, and we’re not going to roll him out there till he’s 100 percent — and he’s a ways from that,” Pope said when asked about Quaintance. “We haven’t incorporated him back into practice, so that’s complicated. I don’t know how optimistic I am about that.”
Check out his full press conference from this afternoon here:
