The Big Blue Nation got some welcome news on Sunday when head men’s basketball coach John Calipari tweeted that point guard Ryan Harrow returned to practice with Kentucky after spending Thanksgiving with his family to tend to an issue:

Going twice today. Loved our 1st practice, guys went hard. Ryan went the whole way & looked good. Best part was seeing the smile on his face

— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) November 25, 2012

Minutes later, UK issued the following statement from Harrow:

“I would like to thank my teammates, the UK coaching staff and administration along with the Big Blue Nation for their support over the last couple of weeks while I was out. I’m feeling much better and it felt really good to get back on the practice court with the guys today. Unfortunately, when I started feeling better, I had an issue to tend to with my family over the holiday break. Everything is good with that now and I’m excited about playing with my brothers again.”