Walking on at the University of Kentucky was an option for Zan Payne before he suffered a season-ending knee injury in his final year at Lexington Catholic High School. It became the option for the Knights senior after that.
Payne, who committed to UK on Friday, tore multiple ligaments in his right knee after landing awkwardly in a game against Lexington Christian Academy late in the high school season. He's wearing a device to help stabilize his leg and still has to undergo one more surgery to help him bend his knee; he's hoping to get that out of the way and be able to walk freely during Catholic's graduation ceremony on May 20.