Ex-UM star Walton needs NBA team to roll dice on him

(Photo: Michael Allio / Associated Press)When Derrick Walton Jr. looked at the box score, he could hardly believe what he saw. He moved his finger across the stat line with his name.

Nine points. Seven assists. One turnover.

Walton’s eyes got big.

At last week’s NBA draft combine in Chicago, the former Michigan point guard impressed himself, but the bigger question is whether he impressed the NBA scouts and executives in attendance at Quest Multisport Center.

That Walton even was at the combine was a boost, as he was an alternate but with several of the top prospects skipping parts of the combine, Walton tried to make the most of his opportunity. He shot 2-of-7 from the field and 1-of-3 from…