Syracuse, N.Y. -- Frank Howard will not play in tonight's intrasquad Syracuse basketball scrimmage in the Carrier Dome. The senior point guard is still wearing a walking boot on his left leg, the result of a "preseason injury" that he declined to be more specific about.
"He's doing what he's supposed to be doing," SU coach Jim Boeheim said. "We expect that, if all goes well, he would be able to practice about a week before our first regular-season game. If everything goes according to plan."
Howard acknowledged the target date, but said he will not rush back without feeling fully healed.