Jeremy Papasso / Staff Photographer)
If McKinley Wright's shoulder injury proves problematic for the next few weeks and beyond, the Colorado men's basketball team will have a colossal void to fill.
Yet one of the bright spots of Saturday night's close-but-not-quite 77-70 home loss against Washington was the play of junior guard Shane Gatling, who showed he is capable of substituting for Wright at the top of the Buffaloes' attack even while his shooting woes continue.
Wright, who played through a left shoulder injury during last week's pair of losses in Arizona, exited Saturday's contest with 8 minutes, 8 seconds remaining in the first half and did not return.