Patterson, Harris look fit in warmups for Stanford

All-American candidate Patrick Patterson and defender Ramon Harris must pass a re-evaluation of injuries before being permitted to play against Stanford Wednesday night, according to UK game notes provided to the media.

From the looks of the pre-game warmups, Patterson and Harris passed inspection. Each moved freely as the Cats did a layup line and then shot jumpers.

Patterson injured his right ankle and Harris his right knee against Cleveland State Tuesday.

Harris returned to the game, but Patterson sat out the last 18:56. UK listed each player’s status as “day to day.”

A good sign appeared later in the day when Patterson was observed not wearing a protective boot on the injured ankle.

Patterson was seen wearing a protective boot on his right ankle earlier in the day on Wednesday. UK officials did not rule out the possibility of the boot as a precautionary move. He’s had a series of ankle issues as a high school and college player. Most notably, after his freshman season for UK, Patterson had surgery after missing the final five games because of a stress fracture on his left ankle.

After the Cleveland State game, UK Coach John Calipari saluted Harris as a willing and able defender. That was a notable compliment on a night Calipari criticized his team’s effort and attention to detail.