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CU's Gatling Aims To Keep Playmaking Skills In Arsenal

BOULDER — With just one game this week and five consecutive practices, the Colorado Buffaloes have had plenty of opportunity to work on their individual games as well as team improvement.

For junior guard Shane Gatling, that individual time always includes his regular shooting regimen, the skill that landed him a spot on the CU roster out of Indian Hills Community College last spring.

But this week, his individual work has also included a little more time in the ball-handling and playmaking department. Those areas have become more important this week, as there is a chance he will see some substantial time at point guard Sunday when the 10-6 Buffs (1-3 Pac-12) play at Utah (8-8, 2-2) in a 4 p.