Waiting game: Xavier head coach Travis Steele discusses adding more games

In the early eighties, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, an American rock band, reminded the masses that "The waiting is the hardest part."

That unmistakable wisdom has never been more relevant than it is today, particularly for Xavier University's men's basketball team.

The Musketeers have spent more time waiting than they have playing due to challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On the verge of ending its third program pause – practice is planned to resume on Thursday after having been separated since the day after a Jan. 30 win over Butler – Xavier's only played six times since Dec. 10, and with the postponement of Thursday's game against DePaul, the Musketeers aren't scheduled to…