SALT LAKE CITY — Following an extended practice on Tuesday, Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak entered the players' lounge at the Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility and sat down at the nearest table, unloading his phone and two unopened water bottles onto the stone-colored surface.
Sitting exactly one month out before the season-opener against Prairie View with a host of new faces populating Utah’s roster, Krystkowiak also emptied his early impressions on who might lead his new group.
“I don’t maybe take a normal approach when it comes to leadership,” Krystkowiak said. “I could go in our room, I’ve done it before, and say, ‘Hey, how many of you guys are leaders?