By LARRY VAUGHT

Just as Kentucky coach John Calipari predicted Friday night, sophomore point guard Ryan Harrow returned to practice Sunday. He’s not played since the opening game because of an illness that led to him losing seven pounds and a family issue that took him away from campus last week when UK played two games.

Harrow issued this statement Sunday through UK:

“I would like to thank my teammates, the UK coaching staff and administration along with the Big Blue Nation for their support over the last couple of weeks while I was out. I’m feeling much better and it felt really good to get back on the practice court with the guys today. Unfortunately, when I started feeling better, I had an issue to tend to with my family over the holiday break. Everything is good with that now and I’m excited about playing with my brothers again.”