Are you tired of waiting and waiting and waiting to find out whether Arkansas forward Michael Washington will be back with the Razorbacks next season?

Well, I’ve got some good news and bad news for you.

The bad: You still could be waiting for another month-and-a-half because players who declare for the NBA Draft but don’t hire an agent have until June 15 to withdraw their name. The good: You won’t have to wait this long for another Arkansas player to make a decision ever again thanks to an NCAA rule change.

The NCAA has approved a rule change that will go into effect next season in regard to early entry guys. The deadline for underclassmen to return to school now will be May 8. The story says the change in rules has been applauded by basketball coaches who want to know how to reshape their teams and school officials who are concerned about academic ramifications of the late date.

The NBA is helping out, too, agreeing to move its date for individual workouts from early June to April 30.

To put this in perspective, Washington declared for the draft on April 17. If the new rules were in effect he would’ve had roughly three weeks to go through the evaluation process and make a decision. Is two months really necessary?