Alex Poythress – photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com
The transformation isn’t complete yet – far from it, according to John Calipari – but the strides Alex Poythress made in his first game since receiving some personal attention from Coach Cal were good enough to receive locker-room applause from his teammates following Kentucky’s 90-38 pasting of Eastern Michigan on Wednesday.
“He still has some glitches, but the team gave him a hand after the game,” Calipari said. “He at least played with some energy. You could see it. He ran the floor hard. You could see it. It’s so obvious what we have to do.”
Poythress finished with 16 points and five rebounds – one of five Wildcats in double-figure scoring – in his first game since getting benched in the second half against Louisville.
