SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Jazz planned to evaluate draft prospects next week until they heard Georgetown center Roy Hibbert was making a Western trip.

Hibbert added Salt Lake City to his itinerary and worked out Wednesday for the Jazz, who have several reasons to be interested.

"I think we start with the fact that he's 7-(foot)-2," general manager Kevin O'Connor said after Hibbert interviewed and worked out for the Jazz.

There's also Hibbert's degree from Georgetown, where he returned after his junior season so he could graduate and get another year of experience with the Hoyas.

Hibbert said he's been told his stock may have been higher a year ago. Georgetown had made it to the Final Four for the first time since 1985, and Hibbert averaged 12.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and almost three blocks while playing in the bruising Big East.

As a senior, his scoring average barely rose and his rebounding and blocks dipped slightly. He was a second-team AP All-America and first team All-Big East.

"I think we know who he is as a player. We want to get to know him as a person," O'Connor said.

Hibbert also seemed very interested in coming to Utah. He has workouts scheduled in Sacramento and Seattle this week but said he asked his agent to make sure Utah got a look, too.

"I want them to remember me first, so hopefully I made an impression," Hibbert said. "They're a winning franchise already. I'd love to come in and try to help."

The Jazz brought in former University of Utah guard Johnnie Bryant to work out with Hibbert on short notice.

The Jazz have the 23rd pick in the June 26 draft and don't know whether Hibbert will still be available. Utah is deep at every position other than center.

After starter Mehmet Okur, there is 29-year-old Jarron Collins and 7-foot-1 Ukrainian Kyrylo Fesenko, who spent most of his rookie season in the Development League and is still a very raw prospect.

Utah selected Morris Almond in the first round last year, the second draft in a row the Jazz went with a shooting guard. O'Connor said that wouldn't steer him away from picking another shooting guard if that is the best player available.

"If we feel like there's somebody that stands above everybody else at our pick, we're going to take it no matter how deep we are at that spot," O'Connor said.