The Freshman of the Year race is heating up with Cam Boozer leading the way, followed closely by AJ Dybantsa and Caleb Wilson. But one name we haven’t talked about nearly as much as we thought we would is Kansas freshman, and potential lottery pick, Darryn Peterson.

Peterson played only two games for Bill Self’s side before a hamstring injury sidelined him for the next seven, a huge loss for a Kansas group sitting at 7–3. Their record doesn’t stack up to programs like BYU or North Carolina, but former college basketball star Randolph Childress believes the Jayhawks have actually done a phenomenal job without Peterson on the floor.

Speaking on the Field of 68: After Dark podcast, Childress said, “Kansas played really impressively without Peterson. Try taking Dybantsa or Caleb Wilson off t

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