BOULDER — Coming into the season, most pundits pegged Andrew Wiggins as the best freshman — if not the best overall player — in America.
The Kansas star has been projected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft. His air time on ESPN rivals just about any other athlete over the past month.
Yet, as the Colorado Buffaloes (8-1) prepare to take on the No. 6 Jayhawks (6-1) on Saturday at the Coors Events Center, they know they can’t focus solely on Wiggins.
“Our scouting report went three pages deep with their personnel alone, because they’ve got a lot of guys in uniform who can play,” CU coach Tad Boyle said. “Andrew Wiggins is an unbelievable talent, but I look at Perry Ellis and what he did the last few times out for them. He’s really a tough matchup. They are big guys on the block. They bring a 7-footer off the bench (Joel Embiid) who runs and is as good an athlete as there is in the country. I think Wayne Selden is a guy that’s really, really a terrific player. He’s a good team player who makes them better.
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