No, Kerr Kriisa will not be playing against Texas A&M on Tuesday, nor will he be taking the floor against Alabama when Nate Oats brings the Crimson Tide to Lexington on Saturday. Maybe not the trip to Nashville to take on Vanderbilt a week later, either. His timeline for return remains firmly up in the air with no clear backstop at this point.
But he’s making progress, says Mark Pope , and we’re taking the little wins when we can get them. Today’s update from the Kentucky head coach can be considered a little win.
Kriisa, out since breaking his foot in the Wildcats’ win out in Seattle over Gonzaga, is out of his boot — for brief periods, at least. That will lead to more physical rehab in the coming weeks, followed by a return-to-play ramp-up…