I agree Buckets. With the free COVID season he would theoretically still have 2 years of eligibility remaining if he redshirted this season.
And reality is ACL’s or any major lower body injury are tricky mentally, even if the knee is stable and you’re cleared for full contact activity, a lot of athletes will struggle mentally to truly trust the knee, making them cautious, hesitant, etc. Not to mention the simple rust that develops from not playing any live basketball for 9+ months.
There’s a big difference between running through a bunch of no contact shooting and skills drills and actually playing in a live, full contact game at a highly competitive D1 or NBA level.