For Franz Wagner, the past two weeks have felt like déjà vu.
Michigan basketball's sophomore wing has been unexpectedly quarantined before. The last time it happened, the Wolverines' season had ended abruptly due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Back then, Wagner stayed in Washington D.C. with his older brother Moritz Wagner, the former U-M star who now plays for the Washington Wizards.
Beginning Jan. 24, Wagner found himself quarantined again — this time because of an outbreak of the B.1.1.7 COVID variant within Michigan's athletic department.
“It’s definitely similar," Wagner said on the "Defend the Block" podcast with Brian Boesch.