Lost amid the concern about his well-being, to say nothing of his return, was how much WVU really missed Terry Henderson.

Remember, basketball teams are small and spend a lot of time together. Most of the players are roommates and many become extraordinarily close friends. It’s not unusual to find out star or a starter is tight with a walk-on or someone you might not expect to be quite as close to a marquee player. That’s the nature of their situation.

Sure, the Mountaineers missed the dozen or so points per game and the serviceable defense and rebounding. The missed Henderson’s minutes and how he kept together a rotation. But WVU just kind of missed Henderson, who you’ll remember hadn’t been practicing or working out with the team much, which meant he hadn’t been around the team much before practicing last Monday and traveling to Oklahoma a day later.

Being back around him for a full week and seeing a guy the Mountaineers know and like was a nice boost at a really nice time of the schedule, and his return certainly made everyone feel better against Kansas.

And, by the way, he was plus-13 in the 15 minutes he played in a game WVU won by six points.