GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Five-star freshman Chris Walker has now been on campus for a month, and he's missed six games as he waits for the NCAA to rule on his eligibility.

Freshman PF Chris Walker has missed six games as he awaits an eligibility ruling from the NCAA.

Walker is enrolled in classes at Florida and has been practicing with the team but has yet to play as the Gators wait word from the NCAA.

Billy Donovan has fielded questions repeatedly about Walker's status, and on Monday he expanded a little when asked how frustrating waiting for a ruling has been.

"That's a loaded question for me," said Donovan, pausing for several seconds before answering and then again before continuing.

"Right now, I have hope and optimism that a kid that has been totally forthright and honest and has given everything he possibly could, that, you know, the NCAA will do the right thing."

Frustration evident in his response, Donovan did his best to handle the situation carefully. He cautioned against comparing Walker's situation to other similar NCAA cases.

What he believes has been and should be a constant in these type of NCAA rulings is being honest.

"The one theme has been, in my opinion, be truthful, be honest," Donovan said. "And I think I can say at least from our school's perspective, they feel like Chris has done that and that's all we're asking for."

In lieu of a ruling, all Donovan and Florida fans can do is be patient, confident that Walker has done everything he's supposed to do.

"You just have hope and optimism that the NCAA is going to sit there and say, 'you know what, this kid sat out some games,'" Donovan said. "'He's been forthright, he's been truthful and we're going to get to a speedy decision on this thing.'"