After an inconsistent freshman season, Harrison Barnes decided to remain at North Carolina for the 11-12 season.

Barnes was impressive on Monday while battling Kevin Durant at the Elite Skills Camp in Chicago.

"Top pick in the next draft -- by far," said one scout of Barnes.

Harrison Barnes struggled out of the gates a year ago as a freshman before turning it around in the middle of the season (not coincidentally when Kendall Marshall was inserted into the starting lineup).

One of the areas in which Barnes struggled was putting it on the floor and beating defenders off the dribble.

“I want to work on my ballhandling and what better way than to work with one of the best point guards in the world,” Barnes said from the CP3 Camp. “Ballhandling a big emphasis for me this offseason.”

Barnes, who will also attend the Kevin Durant Skills Camp, also said he has focused on developing a more adept post game – as well as the overall consistency of his shooting.

North Carolina sophomore Harrison Barnes is not a point guard. He does not play one on TV. But he will be one at the CP3 Elite Guard Camp that begins June 10 in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Barnes is one of 17 college players invited to the camp, sponsored by Nike, that bears the insignia of NBA all-star Chris Paul and is designed to help high school and college players develop their point guard skills.

Most of the collegians who'll attend play the point guard position regularly, including Sporting News All-American Jordan Taylor of Wisconsin, developing Louisville junior Peyton Siva and Barnes' teammate -- the Tar Heels' real playmaker -- Kendall Marshall.

But like former Duke star forward Kyle Singler, who attended the camp last season, Barnes reached out to Nike to ask if he could be considered for the CP3 camp to help him improve his ballhandling and passing skills.