BOULDER — One year to the day after he suffered his third torn ACL, Colorado center Dallas Walton walked off the CU Events Center basketball floor, wiped away the sweat and smiled as he sat down to talk to reporters.
Walton talked about the past, specifically the last year and what it took for him to endure the long, painful and arduous rehabilitation process for the third time in his young hoops career. He talked about the future, specifically the high expectations that accompany this year's Buffaloes and what they might accomplish.
But most of all, the 7-footer talked about the present — the day-to-day approach he has taken, the attitude he has developed and the mental fortitude required to come back from a third ACL surgery.