DURHAM, N.C. — The day was surely going to come, eventually. Mike Krzyzewski couldn’t stay away forever. Not from Duke basketball. And not from Cameron Indoor Stadium.
That day turned out to be a random Tuesday night in February, for a narrow 68-64 win over a 10-15 team with two ACC wins of all opponents, because Mike Brey’s final return provoked his mentor’s first return. And for the first time in a long time, Bucky Waters wasn’t the only former Duke coach in Cameron.
As he promised before his final season, Krzyzewski had remained in the shadows since Jon Scheyer took over. Aside from the odd non-sporting public appearance — awards and keys to the city and the like — the singular figure who had loomed over Duke basketball for 40 years essentially disappeared into his new life.
