Langford will remain on crutches for week

— -- Kansas forward Keith Langford's injury to his left ankle is not as serious as first feared. "The word late last night was that it was not cracked, or fractured; it is a severe sprain that will allow him, hopefully, to rehab this week," coach Bill Self said on Monday. "We'll evaluate this weekend whether he can play this weekend. He thinks he can, and we hope that he can, but that remains to be seen. He is not lost for the season, which the medical staff originally thought that could be the case." Langford injured his ankle when he stepped on Missouri's Brian Dailey's foot Sunday in Kansas' loss. While Langford was intially optimistic about playing in the Big 12 tournament, Self will prepare to play without his second-leading scorer. "There will be thoughts about that, if that is what we have to do," Self said. "We will see how his progress is, but there is certainly the chance that he could not play this weekend." Langford will remain on crutches the rest of the week. It's likely that Self will hold Langford out to get him healthy. "We will see how he progresses," Self said. "If he can get to the point where he is 80 or 90 percent than we will play him, if not, then we will definitely hold him out." Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.