Allan Ray's eye much better

He suffered a scary injury against Pittsburgh.
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) -- Here's a sight for a sore eye -- Allan Ray swishing 3-pointers and shooting free throws without any pain in his right eye for top-seeded Villanova three days before its first NCAA tournament game.
Ray looked sharp Tuesday in his first shooting drills since suffering a scary eye injury in the Big East tournament. With coach Jay Wright watching nearby, Ray shot without goggles during individual drills and expects to play in Friday's first-round game.
"I got to see exactly what I wanted to see," Wright said.
Ray was expected to join the Wildcats on the court today for a full practice. Ray's eye was slightly reddened and he felt only a little soreness.
Vision good
"I was pretty comfortable out there," Ray said. "My vision was good the past few days, so I just came in and I felt pretty good."
Ray is the Wildcats' second-leading scorer, averaging 18.8 points, and is their 3-point threat as part of Villanova's four-guard starting lineup. The third-ranked Wildcats (25-4) were in the top 10 all season, and earned the No. 1 seed in the Minneapolis Regional.
Ray visited an eye specialist again Tuesday, and will likely go daily until the tournament starts. He declined to wear goggles because the only risk to his eye would be getting poked again, like any other player.
"Both my eyes are 20-20 vision," he said.
A first-team all-Big East selection, Ray was hit in the right eye early in the second half of Friday night's semifinal loss to Pittsburgh. Wright said Ray's eyelid was pushed behind the eyeball, which made it look like the eyeball was protruding.
Ray was taken to a hospital, then saw an eye specialist on Saturday who confirmed that Ray sustained a soft-tissue injury.
"Once my vision came back and was clear and not blurry anymore, I knew I could come out and play," Ray said.
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