Allonzo Trier Cleared to Return for Arizona vs. Stanford After PED Suspension

Allonzo Trier will reportedly be back on the floor Thursday when the Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team plays the Stanford Cardinal. 

Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com reported the news, noting Arizona announced Trier was cleared to play. The guard was declared ineligible on Feb. 22 after a failed drug test, although the school appealed the decision.  

Brian Hamilton of The Athletic shared a statement from Arizona when Trier was deemed ineligible that in part said a drug screening "revealed the reappearance of a trace amount of a banned substance":

Trier was also suspended during the 2016-17 campaign after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. He won his appeal but was held out until the drug was cleared from his system and he passed a follow-up drug test.

The 6'5" junior guard is averaging a career-best 19.6 points per game this season as Arizona's second-leading scorer behind freshman big man Deandre Ayton. The Wildcats are coming off an overtime loss to Oregon on Saturday, but they are still atop the Pac-12 standings at 12-4, a half-game ahead of the USC Trojans.

Trier isn't the only one returning for Arizona, as head coach Sean Miller said he plans on returning for Thursday's contest and continuing to coach the team moving forward, per Pat Forde of Yahoo Sports.

Miller missed the loss to Oregon after ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach reported he was overheard talking to Christian Dawkins, a runner for a sports agent, on an FBI wiretap about a $100,000 payment to secure a commitment from Ayton.

The coach called the report "completely false" Thursday, per Fox Sports' Bruce Feldman, and Sports Illustrated's Michael McCann reported "details of a wiretapped phone call involving Miller were inaccurately reported."

With Trier and Miller back in tow, Arizona will look to clinch a Pac-12 regular-season title with two games remaining until the conference tournament.