LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson sat out Tuesday night's 77-46 rout of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi after hurting his hamstring in a shootaround earlier in the day, but coach Bill Self does not believe the injury will keep the potential NBA lottery pick out of the starting lineup for long.

The No. 25 Jayhawks, who were coming off a loss at North Carolina, rolled even without Peterson, who many considered the No. 1 overall recruit coming out of high school. They led the Islanders 38-18 at halftime before cruising through the second half.

“I actually told the guys, ‘I’m excited to watch you play because (Peterson) is not going to be there,'” Self said. “There's going to be games where he has four fouls and he's not there, and how do we play? I thought it was good he wasn

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