One wait was just a few minutes. The other, three hours.
Shortly after NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced the start of 2021 NBA draft, Oklahoma State point guard Cade Cunningham was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the first pick.
A longer, multi-hour wait was in store for any patron seeking a table at Eskimo Joes to watch that scene play out on television.
The iconic Stillwater restaurant hosted an NBA Draft watch party on Thursday night, welcoming in a full house of orange-clad guests waiting to see the next chapter of Cunningham’s basketball career.
OSU President Kayse Shrum and Athletic Director Chad Weiberg joined the Cowboy and Cowgirl basketball teams in attendance.