By R.L. Bynum
Caleb Wilson suffered a sprained left wrist during Monday night’s loss to Miami, a UNC spokesman confirmed on Tuesday.
Wilson missed 6½ minutes of the second half of the 75–66 defeat, spending a good bit of time in the dressing room with athletic trainer Doug Halverson. His sister and mother were so concerned that they went to the dressing room to check on him.
Before Wilson returned to the bench, Halverson had a few words with Coach Hubert Davis during a timeout, obviously delivering an update on the prized freshman.
Wilson returned with the left hand and wrist heavily wrapped, and he clearly was trying to avoid dribbling with that left hand.
Asked after the game what the situation was with Wilson’s left wrist or hand, Davis said, “There is no situation.” When asked if the wrap affected his play, Davis said not “to my knowledge,” although Wilson didn’t play for the final 1:43 of the game.
Wilson, UNC’s leading scorer, had a season-low 12 points in the game. He scored seven consecutive points for Carolina when he returned to the game with 8:47 remaining.
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