Kentucky forwards Derek Willis and Alex Poythress are listed as day-to-day heading into Tuesday’s game against Alabama.
Willis sprained his right ankle in Saturday’s loss to Texas A&M, while Poythress has missed five games with a knee injury.
“I haven’t seen Derek yet today, so I can’t tell you exactly how bad it is, if he’s playing or not,” Kentucky coach John Calipari aid Monday on a conference call. “Alex worked out yesterday; don’t know if he’ll be able to go or not.”
The 6-foot-9 Willis has been a bright spot for Kentucky this season. He scored a career-high 25 points in Thursday’s win at Tennessee and he is averaging 7.8 points and 4.0 rebounds on the season.
The 6-8 Poythress was averaging 10.0 points and 6.6 rebounds before missing time with the knee injury.
The good news for Kentucky is that guard Dominique Hawkins, who has battled various injuries, is on the mend, with Calipari saying he’s “great now.”
“For some reason, it doesn’t appear that anyone’s crying for Kentucky, so you just make do and you look at your team the way it is and say, ‘How do we have to play with this team to give ourselves a chance to win?” Calipari said.
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi currently has the Wildcats (20-7, 10-4 SEC) as a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
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