Arizona G Wise out three weeks

Feb 7, 2008 - 12:14 AM TUCSON, Arizona (Ticker) -- Arizona guard Nic Wise had knee surgery and will be sidelined at least three weeks, the Tucson Citizen reported on its web site on Wednesday.

The surgery was required after the sophomore guard discovered that he had a torn meniscus in his knee following an MRI on Wednesday morning, the report stated.

"It doesn't look good," Wildcats coach Kevin O'Neill said to the paper.

The fifth-leading scorer for the Wildcats at 8.3 points, Wise injured the knee prior to Thursday's win over Southern California, but played in both that game and the one at UCLA on Saturday.

Wise had raised his play since the start of Pac-10 play, scoring 11.8 points while shooting 57 percent on 3-pointers (17-of-30). He also leads the league with 2.4 steals.

"He's been one our most valuable players," O'Neill told the Citizen.

According to the report, O'Neill will turn to senior Daniel Dillon and freshman Zane Johnson to pick up Wise's minutes.

Arizona (15-7) will look to rebound from a lopsided loss at UCLA when it hosts in-state rival Arizona State on Sunday.