The 7-foot sophomore’s point production during the two five-on-five scrimmages in which he participated was in line with the numbers he put up during the 2017-18 season at KU, and his sky-high field goal percentage also compared favorably to the mark that led the country last season. Still, Azubuike’s overall performance led to as many question marks as eyebrow raises.

“Although he impressed with his 7-foot-7 wingspan, Azubuike’s lack of feel and skill level was very apparent despite his solid production,” ESPN draft analyst Mike Schmitz wrote in a Saturday story about the players who stood out at the combine. “The Jayhawk doesn’t appear to fit in the modern game at this stage as he’s not much of a rim protector or switch defender.”

Regardless of where he does or does not fit or what he may or may not decide to do, Azubuike has full and complete support from the KU coaching staff.

KU assistant Norm Roberts, who was in attendance at the combine for the live action days Thursday and Friday, said the main message the KU coaches gave Azubuike, both before and during the combine was simple.

“Have fun with it,” Roberts said. “He knows the things that he needs to get better at and he’s trying to do it. We want him to enjoy the experience and get the most he can out of it and then see what happens.”

Azubuike, who has not hired an agent and, therefore, is eligible to return to KU next season, now has less than 10 days — the deadline hits at 11:59 p.m. May 30 — to decide whether he wants to keep his name in the draft pool or remove it and begin preparing for his return to KU and a junior season that easily could be his biggest and most important to date.

Azubuike’s time on offense at the combine at least somewhat resembled the first half of the Jayhawks’ opening exhibition game in Italy last summer, with the big fella trying to dunk everything as hard as humanly possible and often letting out a vicious roar while throwing it down.

“He did some good things,” Roberts said. “He was a physical presence, he ran the floor decently, he scored in tight, which Dok is so good at. When he has some air space, he’s going to pound that thing.”

Doing it in a combine setting or against the competition at Kansas is one thing. But doing it consistently enough to get someone to invest a draft pick in him next month is another.

“Right now, you’re playing against college guys,” Roberts said. “The next level is pros and they won’t let you get it above your head on that stuff.”

Regardless of what Azubuike decides to do, Roberts said the KU center’s decision to test his stock and attend the combine was a win-win for both the program and the player.

“I think it helps our team (if he comes back) and I think it helps him individually,” Roberts said. “It gets him to understand that, hey, these are the things that we’ve been talking to you about for the past two years. You have to improve, you have to get better at them and you have improved, but you’ve got to take it to another level.

“I think it’s all good. The ability to go and look at it and see what it’s about, to see what he needs to improve on, I think it’s great and I think it’s going to be very good for Dok.”