Abdul-Malik Abu announces he is returning to NC State for the 2016-2017 season

Well, glad to see this roller coster saga about will-he-or-won't-he come back is finally over and ending on a positive note. Today, Abdul-Malik Abu annoucned he his returning to NC State for the 2016-2017 season, and here is a clip of part of his press conference via @RCorySmith:

.@MalikAbu_ shared his thoughts on returning to Raleigh and @PackMensBball. pic.twitter.com/H20xPeZs9a

— Cory Smith (@RCorySmith) May 19, 2016

This as Akula touched on earlier just solidifies what now looks like a pretty strong lineup after the Omer Yurtseven commitment. The thought of Yurtseven and Abu down low......holy hell it could be a really fun season, y'all.

Here's the Fayetteville Observer's Bret Strelow with some more quotes from Abu's press conference:

Abu: "It was never my intent to scare you guys or cause a storm."

— Bret Strelow (@bretstrelow) May 19, 2016

Abu on coming back: "This was something I couldn't turn away from, couldn't turn my back on."

— Bret Strelow (@bretstrelow) May 19, 2016

Abu; I've never lost confidence in my coaching staff, my teammates, my program.

— Bret Strelow (@bretstrelow) May 19, 2016

Abu said he normally wears a Boston hat, but he took it off for this.

— Bret Strelow (@bretstrelow) May 19, 2016

Abu: If someone tells you your dreams are right there, are only 24 hours away, a few days away, you're going to take the time ....

— Bret Strelow (@bretstrelow) May 19, 2016

Abu: I feel like with another year of maturity ... I'll be able to more comfortably enter the draft.

— Bret Strelow (@bretstrelow) May 19, 2016

Abu: This place has become a second home pic.twitter.com/MXrXjAhGQb

— Bret Strelow (@bretstrelow) May 19, 2016

Great stuff from Abu, who also posted the news to Instagram:

Going back to class like Billy Madison thank you everyone for the support! God is the greatest!! #LetsWinItAll

A photo posted by Abdul-Malik Abu (@ovohabibi) on May 19, 2016 at 9:27am PDT

Also, there was an update on Lennard Freeman, who has had another surgery because of his nagging stress fracture:

Freeman had surgery yesterday. Had a 16-inch steel rod removed and a thicker rod inserted into his shin.

— Bret Strelow (@bretstrelow) May 19, 2016

All looking like Freeman will be redshirting next season next season, which will hopefully give him time to get back to 100%.