Player workouts for the 2006 NBA Draft continued Friday at the Presbyterian Hospital Training Center at Charlotte Bobcats Arena with Connecticut's Rudy Gay, Washington's Brandon Roy, Johnson C. Smith's John Fulton and Minnesota's John Fulton all in town for workouts.

Both Gay and Roy are being touted in the media as early first round draft picks in the upcoming draft, while Fulton and Hargrow are both looking to leave a lasting impression and get a possible invite to join an NBA team's summer league team.

Following his 2004-05 freshman season at Connecticut in which he averaged 11.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.9 blocks for the Huskies in 31 games, many media members were projecting Gay to be a possible Top 5 pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. He didn’t disappoint during the regular season at UConn in 2005-06, increasing his averages in points (15.2), rebounds (6.4) and assists (2.1) while blocking an average of 1.6 shots and leading the Huskies to a No. 1 seed in the 2006 NCAA Tournament before they made an early exit at the hands of upstart George Mason.

Touted by many as perhaps the most complete guard in the 2006 NBA Draft, Roy averaged a career-best 20.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.4 steals in his senior season at Washington while shooting 50.8 percent from the field and 81.0 percent from the free throw line. Along with LSU’s Tyrus Thomas, the 6-5, 195-pound guard saw his stock in the upcoming draft skyrocket after a solid 2005-06 season and impressing in NCAA Tournament play. Unfortunately, he was unable to finish his workout with the Bobcats on Friday after falling ill, but hopes to reschedule the workout in the next few days.

Fulton ranked second on Johnson C. Smith in scoring with an average of 13.6 points his senior season and led the Bulls with an average of 7.5 rebounds. The 6-6, 215-pound forward started in all 31 games for Johnson C. Smith and led the team, shooting 36.5 percent from three-point range while connecting on a team-high 66 three-pointers.

Hargrow was Minnesota’s second-leading scorer in 2005-06, averaging 11.2 points in 27 games, including 19 starts. The 6-5, 200-pound guard connected on 45.6 percent of his shots from the field and averaged 3.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.1 steals while helping lead the Gophers to a 16-15 record.

BobcatsBasketball.com visited with Bobcats General Manager & Head Coach Bernie Bickerstaff, Gay, Fulton and Hargrow after the workouts:

(So the league monitor’s the amount of time prospects get?) Yeah, there are rules where you can only stay for 48 hours in the same city for workouts.

(On trying to work Roy in on Sunday) That would work, but Monday would probably be ideal, because that’s when (Adam) Morrison, (Rodney) Carney and those guys come in. We have two bigs coming in Sunday, so we would prefer that he was with the guards. But it was a good workout, at this point. We had the kid from Johnson C. Smith (Fulton) and the kid from Minnesota (Hargrow), so we had a good, competitive workout.

(On what happened with Roy) I think he just came in from LA and his flight was delayed. And apparently he didn’t eat last night when he came in late. And you know the West Coast thing anyways, with the time zone change. That’s very difficult, but there are some events that he will have to surmount

(On what they got to see in him the short time he did go) He didn’t get to work out much, but we saw him during the year and he’s got a few skills (laughs).

(On what was most impressive about Gay) He measured 6-8-and-a-half and has a 7-2 arm span. Then there is the athleticism and how he stays into his shot. His shot is not really bad, and it really echoes what (Connecticut Head Coach Jim) Calhoun, I talked to him the other day, said the same thing about the Rudy. He’s a 19-year-old guy with a lot of upside. He's very explosive, with results.

(On criticism of Gay that he tends to disappear during key stretches) That's good, if that's their opinion. I think we all have to make our own decisions. As I've looked at his two years, he got better every year. But when you have a guy with so much talent, the expectations are high.

(On how much he values Calhoun’s opinion) I trust him completely. What he told me was that during the year, (Gay) was not ready to be a go-to guy, but the capabilities are there. I don’t know too many guys who come in and are ready to be a go-to guy, but the potential is obviously there. And the character part and being a quality human being, those are important to put him in the category (the Bobcats put him in). I tell you who (Calhoun) told me he reminded him of last year – (former Northeastern and Boston Celtics star) Reggie Lewis. That’s who he reminded him of.

(On Fulton) He is a good player. He’s very competitive and was scoring the ball on the floor pretty well. He’s very competitive, so he represented Johnson C. Smith very well.

(On if this was his first NBA workout) Yes, this is my first one. Yeah, actually Justin Gray was here (on Tuesday) and we are boys. He told me there was 20 minutes worth of work before you even touch the ball. I was just trying to get myself mentally ready for it.

(On the hardest thing about the workout) There wasn’t really any one thing that stood out. It was just the fact that we had to keep the tempo up -- everything was fast.

(On what he thinks about the Bobcats) I think they have a great young team -- you have Raymond (Felton) and Sean (May) -- we played together in high school and had time to bond a little bit. Then there is Emeka (Okafor) who will excel anywhere, and Gerald Wallace, who is a freak athlete. It’s a young team with a lot of players who like to win and who have won championships. This team has players on it that are used to winning. I think it could be easy to win here with what has already been built. So I’m coming here, hopefully, to add to that.

(On what strengths he would bring to this team) I think I bring a little more versatility, a little more defense and offense. The fact that I can play different positions and have a good mid-range game and a jump shot are all things I think this team could use. I can do a lot of things, and most importantly, I can do what I’m asked.

(On his relationship with Okafor) Actually, when I was on my recruiting trip at UConn, he walked around with me and stuff like that. He showed me UConn and hopefully he will be able to show me around here -- you know, once ya’ll pick me up (laughs).

(On if his best tool is his explosion) I think initially that’s what you see, but I think after you start to see me a little bit, I had a little bit more space in my game. I can use my mid-range jumper, my three-point shot is getting a lot better and my defense is getting a lot better, so as I get older I’m learning how to do different things and get better at different things. (On being taught skills at UConn he didn’t use in college games, but will use professionally) Definitely, that’s one thing about coach Calhoun and his guys, they are always do well in the NBA. You rarely see somebody coming from UConn under him that doesn’t succeed. He teaches us a lot, not even just basketball. He keeps you motivated and does different things to keep you motivated, that kind of touches you.

On what skill he thinks he has that the average fan would not have seen from watching a UConn game) I think ball handling. I think I’m getting a lot better. We had a great point guard that could handle the ball and dish it off, so that’s one thing I think I can do better than you think.

(On if he sees himself as a three) Right now I’m a three, but I think with work and what I’m doing right now -- I’m putting a lot of work in the gym, and eventually I can make it to a two.

(On what he thinks of Coach Bickerstaff) I think he’s a good coach. It just takes time. It’s a new franchise and a young team -- I think with time, this team will be great.

(On what he could bring to the Bobcats) I feel like I’m a good shooter. I work hard, play defense and do anything I can to make the team better -- whatever they need me to do, I’m willing to do it.

(On how he can catch the Bobcats eye) I know coming from a small school, I’m not that well known a lot like some of the other guys like at D1. But like I said, just being able to get the opportunity to come out here today and show what I can do. Hopefully they like what they see or maybe they can give my name to someone who is looking for a player with my ability.

(On the workout) You never know what to expect coming in to it. Most guys probably think when they come in here, they just want to see what you can do with the basketball, but they want to see you on your footwork, your agility and see where your endurance is at and everything, so it’s real strenuous.

(On what he thought of the workout itself) I mean anything you do that exhausts energy, you’re going to get tired, man, so tired is tired. I don’t know any difference. It’s tough. But that’s the only way to figure out who you want and who you don’t want, who can perform for you and who cannot perform for you. This is the only way to do it -- they have to exhaust you.

(On how he got the workout) (Bobcats assistant coach) JB (Bickerstaff). I was fortunate enough to know him from Minnesota and he gave me an opportunity to come by here to try and make the most of it.

(On what he does with an opportunity like this) Basically, I came out here with no plans. I have achievements, I didn’t come out here saying I’m going to have this. So my whole thing is to come out here and to work as hard as I can and if it works out, it works out.