He was a senior that did his four years. Can't blame him for wanting to move on to his professional career.
I don't think he expects to get drafted but this was just following the necessary procedure to move forward and possibly get into summer league and the professional eyeballs that come with that.
With all the seniors having to actually declare for the NBA draft this year, rather than being automatically placed in the draft, the early entrant list will be huge compared to prior years.