Aukai Wong, a 2005 Hilo graduate, built his reputation as one of the best shooters in BIIF basketball history, and that standing carried weight with Bobby Webster.
Wong, who last played college ball at UH-Hilo in 2011, recently returned home after a tryout with the Toronto Raptors for their NBA D-League team.
The 6-foot-3 guard had a private workout with the Raptors on Friday at the Air Canada Centre in Ontario.
The next day, Wong, 28, had an open tryout for the Raptors 905, the NBA Development League affiliate, with 130 other players at the University of Toronto.