Jayden Quaintance was an unwelcome addition to the injury report last week, declared out ahead of Kentucky‘s matchup vs. Mississippi State due to knee swelling coming off surgery to repair a torn ACL and meniscus, along with a fracture.
That development came after his fourth game as a Wildcat, averaging 5.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 16.5 minutes per contest.
“It’s the recovery process. An injury like this — he’s just had a little bit of swelling, so we’re just kind of monitoring it, and the most important thing is just his health,” Pope said ahead of the matchup on Saturday.