One of my good buddies is a Purdue grad who follows sports and recruiting closely. He said, Catchings wanted a guaranteed starting spot and minutes. Painter told him, we don't do that, earn it, and you'll get it, and I think you're good enough to earn it. He said, I want a guarantee, or I'm decommitting. Painter said, we'd hate to see you go, but I don't give minutes, they have to be earned. Catchings then said bye.
I had not heard of him wanting to come back. I couldn't certainly see Painter saying, you don't have the right attitude for my team, but with a potential 1 or 2 and done player, I would think he'd warrant a second chance. So that part is a bit strange.