Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson misses game with hamstring injury

LAWRENCE Kan AP Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson sat out Tuesday night s - rout of Texas A M-Corpus Christi after hurting his hamstring in a shootaround earlier in the day but coach Bill Self does not believe the injury will keep the likely NBA lottery pick out of the starting lineup for long The No Jayhawks who were coming off a loss at North Carolina rolled even without Peterson who a multitude of considered the No overall recruit coming out of high school They led the Islanders - at halftime before cruising through the second half I literally advised the guys I m excited to watch you play because Peterson is not going to be there Self mentioned There s going to be games where he has four fouls and he s not there and how do we play I thought it was good he wasn t out there to see those things even if it wasn t good that he wasn t out there Kohl Rosario stepped up in Peterson s place pouring in points to lead the Jayhawks against Corpus Christi Flory Bidunga had points and Tre White and Bryson Tiller scored apiece as Kansas leaned heavily into its advantage in the paint Peterson scored points in minutes during his college debut against Green Bay and he had against the Tar Heels But he also has been hampered by cramping problems early in the season which limited him to one half of an exhibition against Louisville and kept him from playing entirely in another exhibition event against Fort Hays State Self mentioned cramping wasn t the issue this time It was the hamstring that tightened up This was as much a healthcare provider s thing as anything If it s bothering him we shouldn t put him out there Self declared Yeah if it s up to him he s playing regardless but when you can visibly tell at the end of the shootaround the present day that maybe he was settling for jumpers and not trying to get to the hole Are you tight Yeah I m tight That was enough Still the Jayhawks will need Peterson on the floor in the coming weeks They play Princeton on Saturday before heading to New York to play No Duke in the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden That showdown is followed by a trip to Las Vegas where Kansas is guaranteed games against Notre Dame and Syracuse in the Players Era Festival The group s next competition at Allen Fieldhouse is against No UConn on Dec We think he s going to be OK and everything Self noted of his prized recruit but it s a long season guys and he s too valuable to put out there and create a situation out of something that shouldn t be a situation Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here and here AP News mobile app AP college basketball https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-basketball-poll and https apnews com hub college-basketball Source