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UW men’s basketball: With Flowers out, Hughes takes center stage

Trevon Hughes knew fellow point guard and workout mate Michael Flowers wasn’t with the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team Friday but he still had to do a double-take of his surroundings to make sure.

“Everything we did, practice, running the hill, it was always us two. I feel like he’s right beside me right now. It’s weird without him,” said Hughes of Flowers, a senior with the Badgers who took a temporary leave of absence Thursday for unspecified medical reasons.

“But we know he’ll be back,” Hughes added. “He’s just taking a little time off. He’s taking a step back so he can take two steps forward.”