​High school prospects make a spectacle of their college decisions. Some go in the way of the traditional hats on the table, but others have used live animals, skydiving stunts, or scripted short films to announce their decision.Now, what about players returning to school, which is a big deal in the age of the transfer portal? For Kam Williams, it was calling Mark Pope in the drive-thru of a pizza restaurant to inform him that he would be returning to Kentucky for another season.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“I was actually in a drive-thru, about to get some food,” Williams told in an interview with UK Sports Network. “I was about to use Apple Pay to pay for my food, and Coach Pope, he FaceTimed me. He was like, ‘What’s going on?‘ Asking how I’ve been, how the work I was doing was, and stuff like that.”“As I was tapping to pay for the food, I got the phone back, and I was just like, ‘Yeah, I’ll be there in June.’ He was just like, ‘Let’s go, baby, let’s go.‘ Just screaming at my phone, and it was just a funny moment. I wish I had it on screen recording.”Williams signed his paperwork to return on April 7th, but says he knew he would return to Kentucky immediately after the season. “I knew I wanted to be at Kentucky right after the season was over,” he said in a video posted on social media. “There was no other place I would rather be.”Williams’ parents, Greg and Kelen, match Pope’s enthusiasm, excited for their son to stay in Lexington.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“They were excited because they wanted me to be in the same spot. They didn’t really like moving to multiple different places. So when I let them know it wasn’t even a decision, that I was coming back here, they were just super happy.”Going into his junior season, Williams is a college basketball veteran, and as one of just five players returning from last season’s Wildcat roster, he is also a Kentucky basketball veteran. Still progressing back to 100% from a foot injury in January, he understands the situation he is going into and will play a key role in helping the incoming players get acclimated.“Pope, I feel like he definitely created this team, not really just a on-paper kind of thing,” he said of this year’s team. “He went out and looked for the right pieces, guards, bigs, and just everything. I definitely feel like I can contribute in multiple different ways. Really, whichever way he wants me to do so. I’m always willing to do it.“I wanted to come back and prove myself. I had an injury and didn’t get to finish the season. With a full season, I can reach my max potential.”