The mood was upbeat in the Pit on Thursday.
The New Mexico Lobos are off to a 2-1 start that has both shown promise of good things to come and, yes, some major work ahead to be competitive in the Mountain West Conference.
And while there was a very businesslike attitude to the prep work for Saturday’s game against a Montana State (1-2), there was an added pep in the step for the team thanks to the return of Saquan Singleton, the 6-foot-6 senior guard who had been sidelined indefinitely the past two months – first by COVID-19 then by heart-related side effects from the virus that were only recently settled enough to have doctors feel comfortable clearing his return to action.