Hoyas coach Patrick Ewing, players speak before opener

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Georgetown coach Patrick Ewing as well as seniors Jamorko Pickett and Jahvon Blair were made available to the media over Zoom on Tuesday morning in advance of the Hoyas season opener against UMBC.

While it’s true that the Hoyas begin what is supposed to be their 25-game regular season against the Retrievers on Wednesday afternoon on campus at McDonough, the majority of the approximately 30-minute virtual media session was spent on covid related topics.

And look, that’s deservedly fair because while the virus spreads, teams all over the country are having to pause basketball activities for 14-days. This is of course wreaking havoc on schedules as postponements…