Miller said he hasn’t reached the point yet when he’ll decide whether or not to put point guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright back into the starting lineup.
Jackson-Cartwright played 20 minutes at Cal on Friday and 22 at Stanford on Sunday, but complained of soreness that was restricting him somewhat after the Stanford game.
Miller said Jackson-Cartwright still isn’t 100 percent, but will be closer to that on Thursday against Utah than he was at Cal, when he had four turnovers to no assists and allowed the shorthanded Wildcats more substitutions.
“For him to return for our Pac-12 opener shows his unselfishness,” Miller said. “He basically took one for the team.”
Miller said freshman Kobi Simmons could return to his sixth-man role at some point, but that he isn’t looking too far ahead at this point.
“Especially in the situation that we been in this season, I think it’s important we take it one day at a time, (that) ‘this is the team we have today,’ “ Miller said. “A lot of times that’s changed in one day. So we have to coach the team that we have today.
“Parker is very much making his way back. We like the progress that he’s made and there might be a time when he starts but right now I think it’s important that he feels good about himself and that he impacts the game in a positive way like he did this weekend.”
