Because he signed late, Troy Baxter Jr. missed out on the Rebels’ bonding during their August trip to the Bahamas.
Then he got off to a late start in preseason practices, missing about a week because of a left ankle injury.
But, Baxter said, he didn’t feel like the lost time cost him much as he prepares for the UNLV basketball season.
“On the sideline, I watched everything and what everybody was doing, so I wasn’t behind,” Baxter said.
UNLV, which plays an exhibition against Dakota Wesleyan at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Thomas & Mack Center, needs Baxter to be up to speed.