I'll tell you precisely how he played the program:Livingston played all season. He never hinted he was returning either so not sure how he played UK.
He played for a sports agency that demanded he play the small forward position and he chose no NBA guarantee over returning because of his camp's refusal for him to play the 4. That's called "being held hostage", something Cal refused to ever have happen again after the 2013 team.
A player (and/or his camp) making positional demands over his tenure at Kentucky even when those demands are not best for the program = played the program.