In the midst of a three-game losing streak and with the timetable of Amber Smith’s injury prognosis nearing an end, the questions about her return are becoming more frequent with every game.The point guard position has been a liability for the Kentucky women’s basketball team in recent games and the Cats have suffered the consequences as a result. With so much of what Kentucky does hinging on the point guard position, will Smith try to come back for the remainder of the season for her final year of eligibility?According to head coach Matthew Mitchell, Smith is “leaning” towards sitting out the rest of this season and returning next year. “Amber’s health is good and she’s progressing well,” Mitchell said. “We’re still probably three weeks away from any kind of definite decision. Right now it looks like she’s probably leaning toward returning next season. I don’t want to hide information from you, but we literally don’t know. That’s talking about it today. We’ve always tried to talk about as it is happening today. In three weeks when she’s released and feeling great and wants to come back, then she can do that if that’s what she wants to do.”The factor for Smith becomes, is it worth it at this point to return and burn a final year of eligibility? The Cats are still very likely to make the NCAA Tournament and are expected to be a contender, but as the games tick away and the calendar continues to turn, how important is this season to Smith to bypass a full season next year?If Mitchell’s prognosis is true and they really do make a decision on Smith in three weeks, she’d have roughly eight regular-season games left, the Southeastern Conference Tournament and the NCAA Tournament. Getting Smith back up to speed and in-game shape will be an immediate hurdle. She runs the risk of trying to find her role and rhythm with the team right before the tournament.  “I think for a return this year, it would have to be 110 percent in her mind that’s what she wants to do and she’s going to fight whatever discomfort there is,” Mitchell said. “If she’s there, I think she’d have time enough, if we can play well enough – right now, I don’t know if we can play well enough to get into the NCAA Tournament – she would have time enough to round into shape for the SEC Tournament and NCAA Tournament. If that’s worth it for her, who am I to say what decision she should make?”Mitchell said the decision is ultimately up to Smith but said he’ll be there to offer support for whatever Smith decides to do.”I would absolutely be honest with her on my opinions on what she should do,” Mitchell said. “I will give her my input. I think she’s earned the right to, if she wants to walk out of here with her senior class and that’s what she wants to do, that’s what I’m saying I will let her do.” As for ending the three-game losing streak, UK takes on South Carolina on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Memorial Coliseum in search of its first league win of the year.”They reacted to practice well yesterday,” Mitchell said. “We didn’t talk about the losing streak. We just tried to talk about the Georgia game and how we lost the Georgia game and how we can correct that. I guess we will find out.”Mitchells expecting second child: On Wednesday, Mitchell and his wife, Jenna, announced they are expecting their second child, on all of all places Twitter.Unbeknown to Mitchell, his wife tweeted that she was eight weeks pregnant. When Mitchell’s Twitter inbox started to fill up with congratulatory messages, he retweeted the news. “We are expecting a child,” Mitchell said. “We are prayerfully hoping to have the child in August. We’ll see what happens in August.”