K-State star Dean Wade has no regrets about trying to return early from a foot injury that ultimately prevented him from playing in Saturday's 78-62 loss to Loyola-Chicago in the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight.
Wade played 8 minutes on Thursday in a Sweet 16 win over Kentucky, his first action in two weeks since suffering a foot injury during an overtime win against TCU in the Big 12 Tournament on March 8 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. He admitted afterward he didn't give the injury — which K-State coach Bruce Weber said was a stress reaction in his left foot — enough time to heal.