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The situation called for man-to-man. Chris Perry, possessor of a pretty astute basketball IQ, complied.
USF's brawny junior left the rest of his entourage, including his mother and an aunt, in the waiting room of the Boston doctor's office. Behind a closed door, in a one-on-one setting with his physician, Perry got the news he had spent nearly two months -- an eternity or thereabouts to a 20-year-old -- waiting to hear.
The left-ventricle issue that had shut down his sophomore season in late January possessed low-risk symptoms. Basketball was okay again.
"I gave him a big hug, honestly," Perry said.