Despite multiple off-court issues in the past few months, North Carolina swingman P.J. Hairston is expected to be back in uniform this season.

One day after coach Roy Williams told reporters he was tired of talking about his leading returning scorer, North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham told a group of professors at a faculty retreat that Hairston would play this season, "but not all the games."

Journalism professor Andy Bechtel tweeted Cunningham's response on Thursday. Bechtel, when contacted by ESPN.com, said that Cunningham was the lunchtime speaker at the retreat of journalism faculty. Cunningham spoke about the overall strategic plan and opportunities for broadcasting and public relations students and was posed the question about Hairston.