NEW YORK -- Jay Wright was surrounded by the usual media throng he tends to draw wherever he roams. On this particular day, it was Madison Square Garden as he took the train up from Philly to take part in the BIG EAST’s annual media day festivities.
Now when you lose four thoroughbreds from a blue-blood program like Villanova, it would not be all that unexpected to see the Wildcats, winners of two of the past three NCAA national championships, slip a tad in the preseason poll. There would be no shame in placing fourth or fifth, not after Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, Donte DiVincenzo and Omari Spellman left the Main Line for NBA riches.