As you’re probably aware, Malik Abu suffered a grade 2 sprain of his MCL. We went into detail about the injury and timetable last night, but we didn’t really get into how it will affect NC State’s schedule and their rotation.
Will Abu be back in time for the matchup with #5 Arizona?
We have been told by a source close to the program that early expectations are that Malik misses 4-6 weeks. If that timetable ends up being correct then he would return sometime in late November or early December.
If Abu were to miss the minimum of 4 weeks, it would bring him back to the court the very same day NC State faces their first true test in #5 Arizona (part of the ‘Battle for Atlantis’ tournament in the Bahamas).