Hubert Davis provides update on injured UNC star ahead of Duke game

The North Carolina Tar Heels will close the college basketball season with the opportunity to sweep the regular-season series with the Duke Blue Devils. The Tar Heels won the teams' first game in Chapel Hill in February.

With North Carolina already securing the No. 4 seed in the ACC Tournament, it has a double bye and will not until Thursday. But the focus is on the health of Caleb Wilson.

The star freshman has been out since early February due to an injury suffered in the loss to Miami. The targeted return date was the Duke game on Saturday. However, coach Hubert Davis provided an update on Thursday.

"He is progressing," Davis told the media on Thursday . "Obviously, he's been doing individual workouts. Since we played on Tuesday, we didn't practice yesterday. We will practice today and he will do more today. But other than that, I don't have any other additional information."

Just before his media availability in Chapel Hill, Davis told John Rothstein that "there's a chance" Wilson plays on Saturday against the Blue Devils. It certainly feels like Thursday is an important practice for Wilson in terms of what he can do.

He will need to be cleared for contact before he can play, which will be up to the doctors and training staff.

Wilson is averaging 19.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per game this season for the Tar Heels.

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