Lobo basketball was back in game-prep mode on Monday — scouting report for their NIT opponent in hand, game video edited and ready to show players and a full afternoon practice on the Pit floor.
“Like I told them,” UNM coach Richard Pitino, who won an NIT Championship while at Minnesota, told reporters on Monday, “I said ‘Guys, I’ve done it. It was a lot more fun than you’ll ever think it is. If you can go on a little bit of a run, which we did, … this is a pretty good tournament.”
While the team was back to business on the court, the business of UNM actually hosting an NIT opening game — Wednesday night’s 8 p.