PHILADELPHIA — The last time Jay Wright spoke publicly as Villanova’s men’s basketball coach, he kept up the face and persona that made Wednesday night’s revelation of his retirement so stunning. He was outside a Superdome locker room, the Wildcats having lost to Kansas in the Final Four just minutes earlier, Wright himself less than 24 hours removed from admitting that, for a few years now, he had given thought to when and how he would walk away from coaching. But that loss, so close to another national championship, was so fresh, and Wright didn’t sound for a second like a man who knew alrea…
