Andrew Wiggins earning praise from Warriors teammates, coaches - Sportsnet.ca

might have had before joining the Golden State Warriors, his new team isn’t interested in hearing about it.

"He’s one of those guys people have said he’s overrated now for a couple years," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said recently. "He’s become underrated." Kerr has praised Wiggins’ defence on several occasions, and credited him for his coverage of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James in his Warriors debut on Feb. 8. Wiggins had 24 points and five steals in that game.

Nicknamed "Maple Jordan" during his stellar high-school career at Huntington prep in Virginia, Wiggins has been accused at times of not using his prodigious physical gifts to their full effect. Statistics website FiveThirtyEight claimed in 2017 that he was the NBA’s "least defensive player," and former teammate Jimmy Butler reportedly called him "soft" during a practice.

"It’s not like we gotta take his hand and walk him through," Green said in a recent scrum with reporters. "That guy has averaged 20 points in this league for three, four years — probably over a career he’s averaging 20 points . It’s not a bum we’re talking about, so I’m not gonna sit here and act like we found some diamond in the rough. He’s the No. 1 pick. He’s a player."

BARRETT’S BACK — New York Knicks guard R.J. Barrett had a slower return to form from his ankle ailment than Murray did, but the rookie from Mississauga, Ont., seems to be in fine form once again. He came off the bench after missing nine games with an ankle sprain but has started the Knicks’ last five games, averaging 12.4 points over those contests. He had 21 points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal in the Knicks’ 123-112 loss at Houston on Monday.

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