FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2020, file photo, Michigan head coach Juwan Howard watches in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Ball State in Ann Arbor, Mich. Third-ranked Michigan finally returns to the court this weekend for the first time in over three weeks, and the Big Ten leaders will hope their virus-induced layoff hasn't knocked them out of the impressive groove the Wolverines were in. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2020, file photo, Michigan head coach Juwan Howard, center right, walks off the court with his team at halftime of an NCAA college basketball game against Oakland at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. Third-ranked Michigan finally returns to the court this weekend for the first time in over three weeks, and the Big Ten leaders will hope their virus-induced layoff hasn't knocked them out of the impressive groove the Wolverines were in. (AP Photo/Tony Ding, File)