The person in this world who knows Malik Newman best — his dad, Horatio Webster — says Kansas’ sophomore combo guard is at a great place mentally heading into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
“He is happy right now. He is ready to play. The kid is a winner. He’s going to do whatever it takes for the Jayhawks to advance. I really believe that,” Webster, a former Mississippi State forward who speaks to his son “two or three times a day,” said Monday in a phone conversation.
Newman, the MVP of the recent Big 12 Tournament, scored 28 points — all in the final 28 minutes — propelling the No.