The Shocking Truth Behind Darryn Peterson’s Mysterious Injuries at Kansas Revealed

Yes, this is an awesome draft class … but how many guys are you really taking over Peterson? Boozer and maybe Dybantsa, sure. But Caleb Wilson? Kingston Flemings? Keaton Wagler and Mikel Brown Jr.? The peak version of Peterson would push Boozer for the No. 1 player in the class in my eyes, but even this diminished version of him is still too enticing to pass on him for anyone else. I’m keeping him at No. 2 on my board, but it would be great to see him actually prove he can be durable.

Peterson could shut it down right now and still be a very high NBA draft pick, possibly No. 1 overall. If he really doesn’t want to play for Kansas anymore, he doesn’t have to. From the school’s perspective, just getting Peterson healthy for March is the biggest priority. Of course, he hasn’t been healthy all season, so it seems like a stretch that’s ever going to happen. Peterson can be the best player in March Madness if he wants to be, and if his body will allow it to happen. At this point, it seems foolish to expect his availability to significantly change before the end of the season.

Hamstring injuries are a lot scarier than they might sound. Scoot Henderson missed 51 games recovering from a hamstring injury this year. It’s easy to say Peterson should just tough it out and play through his issues, but it’s not as easy as it sounds.

Kansas needs Peterson more than Peterson needs Kansas. He’s still a lock to be a top-three pick in the NBA Draft regardless how he finishes this season. What NBA teams will really want is clarity on what’s actually wrong with Peterson, and that’s something no one has had all year. College basketball’s strangest story seems to get murkier every week, and there’s about to be more attention on it than ever before with March Madness only a few weeks away.