Jamal Mashburn Jr. and K.J. Jenkins insist their Christmas trips home back east – to Miami and Georgia, respectively – didn’t include overdoing the extra helpings of holiday ham, eggnog or sneaking too many of Santa’s cookies.
“Oh no. I worked out,” said Mashburn, the Lobos’ leading scorer. “I definitely went back home and worked out. I had to.”
Added Jenkins, who along with Mashburn and senior Saquan Singleton are tri-captains of the team, “I stayed in shape when I went home – just pushing myself to be in shape for the altitude (when I returned to New Mexico).