PJ Washington is having his cake. And doting dad will make sure he eats it, too.

In the wee hours of the morning, after an NCAA Tournament game had been won, a victory had been celebrated, and the adrenaline had worn off, a father and a son went for a walk.

Paul Washington had just watched his boy, PJ, make an improbable return from injury and lead the Kentucky Wildcats past Houston and into the Elite Eight. The game had started Friday night — after a week of speculation over whether PJ would even be able to play — and midnight had come and gone by the time Washington blocked the shot that led to the three that won it for the Cats. It was after 1 a.m. by the time UK’s players left the arena. It was later than that when father and son stood at the bank of hotel elevators…