Ann Arbor — Saddi Washington took a second to quickly glance over his shoulder toward a tunnel at Crisler Center.
“We’re always waiting for Coach (John) Beilein to walk in here,” Washington said before Michigan’s practice on Thursday. “Shoot, he might walk in here now.”
That likely won’t be the case anytime soon as Beilein continues to recover from double bypass heart surgery he had this week at the University of Michigan's Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center.
Instead, Washington, a third-year assistant coach, was in Day 4 of serving as interim head coach and leading the Wolverines as they continue to prepare for their upcoming 10-day trip to Spain.