MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The sweat rolled off Esa Ahmad’s goatee and down his neck in a stream — the result of a pre-practice shootaround Tuesday, at the West Virginia basketball practice facility.
His body looks leaner, but stronger. If Ahmad’s 6-foot-8 frame was used in the past by Mountaineers coach Bob Huggins to be a physical mismatch against other small forwards, it appears those mismatches may be for a variety of reasons this season.
“Yeah, I feel different,” Ahmad said.
That is obvious, as Ahmad knocked down one mid-range jump shot after another before speaking with the media Tuesday.