More Bad News for Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh’s basketball team, already rocked this season by a player arrest and coach Ralph Willard’s resignation, will be without leading scorer Vonteego Cummings for at least one game and possibly longer.

Cummings has a stress-related back injury that will sideline him for Saturday’s game against No. 9 St. John’s and, probably, Monday’s game at Seton Hall.

The Panthers, 11-10 overall and 2-8 in the Big East, hope Cummings can return for their Feb. 11 game at Rutgers, but it depends how he responds to rest and treatment.