EAST LANSING — You can’t blame Tom Izzo for being in a jovial post-Christmas mood. Especially when he returned to practice Monday with two additional gifts waiting for him.
The impending comeback of Malik Hall being the big and expected present. The return of Keon Coleman to Michigan State’s basketball workouts a welcomed surprise.
Izzo said that Hall is expected to play Friday when the Spartans return to action against Buffalo (6 p.m./BTN), though he pulled his veteran leader from the second half of Wednesday’s practice to manage soreness. The 6-foot-7 senior forward has missed the past eight games with a stress reaction in his left foot.