Although most analysts expected Wingo to purely play a rotational / backup role behind Jaquelin Roy and Maason Smith last season, that assertion ended after only one defensive drive.
Due to Maason Smith’s non-contact ACL tear, the 2021 Missouri All-SEC Freshman selection jumped at the chance to rise from strong depth option to an automatic starter….and Wingo did not waste his opportunity.
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