PITTSBURGH — Upon waking up in a Nashville hotel on Jan. 11, Bo Byram remembers having three feelings, none of them good.
The Avalanche rookie defenseman had no energy. He couldn’t eat anything. And he couldn’t play hockey.
“It was brutal, to be honest with you,” Byram told The Post on Tuesday after the Avs’ morning skate at PPG Paints Arena.
Nearly three months after telling the Avs he felt awful and couldn’t fathom playing, Byram will attempt his third NHL comeback this season from concussion-related issues when Colorado plays Pittsburgh Tuesday evening.
“To finally be feeling like myself again, it’s a huge breath of fresh air,” said Byram, the first defensemen selected in the 2019 draft (fourth overall).