The offseason used to never seem long enough for Jemarl Baker Jr. Now it feels like it will never end.
“I honestly hate the uncertainty,” Baker said Wednesday via Zoom from his bedroom in Menifee, Calif., where he’s been holed up since March when his first season with the Arizona Wildcats was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. “The uncertainty is killing me. I’m trying to just stay ready, get myself ready, so whenever the date comes, whenever we’re able to start get going that I’ll be ready for my opportunity.”
Emphasis on whenever.