Freshman Gus Yalden cited twice by UW-Madison Police before taking leave of absence
MADISON -- Freshman forward Gus Yalden, who took a leave of absence from the Wisconsin men's basketball team last week, has been cited twice this fall by UW-Madison Police.
Yalden was cited for underage drinking during the football team's opener on Sept. 2.
He was cited for marijuana possession in his dorm on Oct. 29.
UW officials announced Nov. 1 that Yalden was taking a leave of absence to address a personal family matter.
Yalden returned to practice Wednesday.
"Today is his first day back," coach Greg Gard said. "Getting him back to practice was step one of what he is going through."
That announcement of his leave of absence came two days after Yalden missed practice because of a previous appointment.
Yalden released a statement one day later saying he was eager to return to the team.
UW (1-0) hosts Tennessee (1-0), No. 9 in The Associated Press poll and No. 9 in the coaches poll, at 8 p.m. Friday.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Freshman Gus Yalden cited twice this year by UW-Madison Police
