Colorado is preparing to face Arizona's Brandon Williams Sunday night, regardless of how much time the Wildcats' standout freshman has missed of late.
Whether Arizona has to prepare for the Buffaloes' Evan Battey remains to be seen.
Colorado's redshirt freshman big man returned to practice Saturday morning on the heels of a back injury that sent him to the bench for the second half of Wednesday's win against Arizona State as well as a quick trip out of town to attend the funeral of his maternal grandmother.
With injuries and suspensions having greatly whittled the Buffs' depth, CU can ill afford to lose Battey long if they hope to keep adding to the four-game win streak they will take into Sunday night's home battle against the Wildcats, who are mired in a rare and historic losing streak.