MANHATTAN
Dean Wade isn’t hiding his thoughts. He hopes Kansas State plays in the NIT.
“That would be very positive,” said Wade, a freshman forward. “That would let us send the seniors out on a high note, and it would be good for the whole program to have some postseason play.”
Wesley Iwundu, a junior wing, agrees. Though he played in the NCAA Tournament as a freshman and hopes the Wildcats can return there this season with an unlikely championship run at the Big 12 Tournament, he doesn’t look down on the NIT.
“It would mean a lot, because we have a lot of young dudes,” Iwundu said.