Jordan Davis and freshman Connor Essegian help Wisconsin finish 4-0 on the Badgers’ exhibition tour in France

Greg Gard’s players certainly will face more talented basketball teams than they did during Wisconsin’s four-game exhibition tour in France.

Yet Gard had to be at least mildly encouraged by some of what he saw during the tour, which ended Monday in Nice with UW recording an 85-69 victory over Azurea Club.

Jordan Davis, whose role should expand…