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Cautiously optimistic is the best way to describe the status of Colorado Buffaloes senior Josh Scott.
CU's leader in scoring and rebounds, Scott missed this weekend's victories against Washington State and Washington due to an ankle injury suffered last week at Oregon State. Following Saturday's one-point win against Washington, head coach Tad Boyle expressed optimism about Scott's potential return Wednesday at USC, but stopped well short of declaring the senior ready to go.
"Hopefully we can get the big fella back next week," Boyle said. "That's the plan, but you don't know until Josh comes to me and says, 'Coach, I'm ready to go.