Christmas and New Year’s were already long gone, but Thursday felt like a holiday for the Villanova Wildcats.
Villanova returned to practice for the first time since Jan. 3 in preparation for their first game in almost a month against Seton Hall on Tuesday. It was the team’s first day back after back-to-back COVID-related pauses, which left them off the court since a Dec. 23 game against Marquette.
While Jay Wright called himself “the happiest guy in the world” in reference to finally getting back to work with his team, the ‘Cats are not yet back at full strength and might still have to make due without some key players against Kevin Willard’s team.