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The NCAA has a video clip about how runners on first are coming back to the bag on the home plate side, in lieu of the right field side. The caution being given is that a normal play, the runner would return to for the back edge of the bag, to avoid being picked off. The video clip says coming back toward home, the runner may be trying to get hit with the throw. The clip cautions that any runner that comes back to first outside the width of the bag, and gets hit with the pick off attempt would be out for interference.
I think the runner going back to third (in this case) with his “hands high above his head” is trying to get hit with the throw. If that runner gets hit in the hands or arms, I will call interference.
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