Prized recruit James Wilder Jr. of Plant High School in Tampa, Fla., came into the news conference Wednesday to announce which school he would attend next season wearing a black shirt and a red sweater vest — with Georgia among the trio of finalists along with Florida and Florida State.

Before he made his choice known to the public, however, he took a cue from the “LeBron James School of Agonizingly Drawing Out A Decision.”

He thanked everyone in attendance for showing up.

He thanked God.

He thanked his teammates and coaches.

And then decision time was finally at hand. Wilder reached under the table he was speaking at to pull out the ballcap identifying his school of choice, only to reveal he was not ready to announce yet.

He then gave thanks to his immediate family and his parents.

And his nephew.

And his girlfriend.

Then, finally, all kidding now over, he revealed what school he had decided upon — Florida State — putting a Seminole hat on his head and throwing in a tomahawk chop for good measure.

Wilder told ESPN’s Corey Long he had made up his mind to become a Seminole two days ago, but after a report Tuesday pegged him to commit to Georgia he decided to run with it.

“When my friends told me about that I just kind of laughed,” Wilder told Long. “And then I put on this red and black and figured I’d have a little fun with it.”

Cornerback prospect chooses Gators

Georgia also lost out on another recruit Wednesday.

Highly-regarded cornerback prospect Nick Waisome announced Wednesday night on ESPNU he had chosen to play for the Florida Gators for the next four years.