Can Florida guard Clayton channel Steph Curry’s championship form?

SAN FRANCISCO – A familiar scene played out Thursday when a heralded point guard, Walter Clayton Jr., swished a deep 3-pointer at Chase Center, providing Florida’s first bucket en route to a Sweet 16 win.

That’s chief resident Steph Curry’s move here.

Clayton is no Curry, but that hyperbolic comparison was volunteered by Maryland coach Kevin Willard some 24 hours before Clayton helped top-seeded Florida to an 87-71 win.

“He reminds me of Steph a little bit of how good he is...