Oklahoma basketball: Romero Osby knows when it's time for business

“It's kind of the same that you've got to be a leader on the court and off the court,” Osby said. “You've got to be patient. I can talk to say something to my wife that maybe I can't say to (Andrew Fitzgerald) in the sense of Fitz is a different type of person and I may approach him a different way than my wife.”

Like a businessman, Osby is constantly analyzing — be it numbers, schemes or personalities.

The senior forward looks serious, if not boring.

Or as senior guard Steven Pledger puts it, “like an old man.”

“He just acts like an old guy, but he's cool though,” Pledger said. “He's funny.”

Pledger and Fitzgerald mentioned different points in practice when Osby drops his guard and acts a little silly.

“He slips tiny jokes into practice here or there,” Fitzgerald said.

Osby admitted he's not all serious all the time. Especially when it comes to his daughter, Saniya.

“She doesn't know if he won or lost,” Pledger said of the way Osby acts at home. “She doesn't really care. He's humble about it. Every time with her is just playtime.”