Nolan Winter was listed as day-to-day after injuring his ankle against Maryland. This is the best-case scenario, but there's no way he's going to be 100% by Purdue. The injury looked too bad; he needed help off the court, he never came back, and the language after the game wasn't fantastic. "We may have dodged the worst-case scenario," from Greg Gard and "Nolan will play with one leg," from Blackwell.
Sure, there was optimism, but it did appear initially that there was a major need for recovery time. Which leaves a very obvious choice for Greg Gard regarding Nolan Winter versus Purdue.