Walker going pro despite knee injury
Walker had fully anticipated staying in the draft prior to suffering a slight tear in the meniscus of his right knee — even as far as to remove the nameplate from his locker at Kansas State.
However, the family huddled Monday afternoon just hours before the 5 p.m. ET deadline to withdraw from the draft and opted to move forward and bypass the final three years of his college eligibility.
"We expect once he gets healthy, three or four teams will still consider him as a late first-round pick," Rivers said.
Walker suffered the injury while part of a mass workout at the Golden State Warriors facility.
Walker injured the same knee in high school and also suffered a torn ACL in his right knee early in an abbreviated freshman campaign at Kansas State.
"If it's true, it would be unfortunate," Martin said, "We knew Bill was going to take as much time as possible to make an intelligent decision."
One source indicated that Walker is set to sign with the same agent as his childhood friend and teammate, O.J. Mayo, who inked with Leon Rose after cutting ties with Bill Duffy.
Walker, who passed on the opportunity to play in the Orlando Pre-Draft Camp, has only had two workouts for individual teams — Detroit (29th) and Toronto (17th).
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