UK Coach Billy Gillispie painted an optimistic picture in talking about the recent surgeries for Patrick Patterson and Jodie Meeks.
Each is recovering nicely, the UK coach said. Gillispie even joked that doctors over-state the time needed for recovery to look good when the player returns to action sooner than expected.
Doctors performed a “fantastic” surgery on Meeks, who is expected to return within 10 weeks. “They’re hoping for a shorter recovery time than they thought,” Gillispie said.
As for Patterson, “everything went great” on the surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left ankle, the UK coach said.
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
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