MORGANTOWN — WVU coach Bob Huggins doesn’t know when to next expect starting center Sagaba Konate on the floor. Konate has missed the last two games, and three of the last four, with a sore knee.
Following West Virginia’s 83-70 loss to Rhode Island last Sunday, Huggins remarked that Konate’s playing status was “up to him and his brother.”
Huggins sounded more sympathetic to the situation on Saturday, though his frustration remains present.
“My concern is we do what’s in Sags’ best interest, but I’m not a doctor,” Huggins said. “It’s in the hands of the experts and Sags how long it’s going to go on.”
Huggins said Konate’s knee was structurally sound based on three MRIs provided by three different doctors. He also notes that a knee doesn’t necessarily have to be damaged in order for pain to be present.
“All I want to do is make sure Sags gets the support he needs. I know the people here at the University will do what they think is in his best interest, but the final deal is Sags,” Huggins said. “He knows his body. He knows what his knee feels like. We don’t know what it feels like.”
