The New Mexico Lobos, despite a less-than-desirable spot in the standings, are actually sitting in a fairly comfortable spot at the moment.
After opening Mountain West Conference play 0-7 against what was arguably the toughest first seven games for any league team, they’ve now won two of their last three league games — yes, thanks in part to finally playing the two teams predicted to finish at the bottom of the standings and whom every other team was able to play earlier.
And with a rare mid-February nonconference game scheduled just in the last week against Northern New Mexico College for Friday night in the Pit, the Lobos (9-14, 2-8) have a shot at being winners of three out of four games when they host a pair of league title contenders next week.