According to a recent report from Donna Ditota of Syracuse.com, the Syracuse Orange (2-1) men's basketball team won't have guard Aiden Tobiason on Sunday night against St. John's (7 p.m. ET). He's still out with a hamstring injury he suffered in the first exhibition game against the UConn Huskies.

However, the Orange are hoping to have freshman sharpshooter Mark Morano in that contest. He's working through a tweaked ankle.

Ditota notes that Morano originally hurt the ankle in practice, but then played in Monday's 83-80 loss to Indiana. However, he played only five minutes because of foul trouble and another roll of that impacted ankle in the second half. He did not practice with the team on Wednesday, electing to receive treatment instead.

Again, the hope is that he'll be available on Sunday night, but no one knows yet at this point.

Morano, a 6-foot-6 freshman from Slovenia, is averaging 10 ppg through the first three games of the season. He's arguably the best shooter on this roster and he's a critical part of the Orange's ability to extend defenses and create easier looks for interior scorers and more wide open driving lanes.

Tobiason is also expected to be one of the best shooters on this team, so if neither player is available, the Orange will likely lack outside threats. That will allow St. John's to pack the interior and make life tough for Gerry McNamara's team.

Well, Syracuse will have to find a way to get an outside threat to make Rick Pitino's team respect the outside. Perhaps freshman Ryan Moesch can find his stroke from deep, or perhaps it can be Kiyan Anthony, who hit a few shots from three against Indiana on Monday.

Beyond those two, Syracuse may need to look inside for answers. Sadiq White Jr. and Luke Wilson could need to put together big games in this case. Amarri Monroe, a fifth-year senior from Quinnipiac, also has the ability to use his physicality in extended minutes.

In addition to missing Tobiason, and potentially Morano, this game will be lacking the drama that would have come from a "Donnie Freeman revenge game."

Freeman, the talented junior, was Syracuse's best player last season. However, he hit the transfer portal once former head coach Adrian Autry was let go and signed with St. John's.

He tore his Achilles in June and is expected to miss the entire season.