Minnesota Timberwolves wing Andrew Wiggins is having the best season of his entire career. The 6-foot-7 small forward has been red hot to start the new campaign and is currently putting up career-best numbers at 25.2 points (on 46.9 percent shooting), 5.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.7 steals, and 1.1 blocks, all while connecting on 2.3 3-pointers per game on a 34.0 percent clip.
Timberwolves president Gersson Rosas recently spoke about Wiggins' breakout season and why he's all of a sudden figuring it out:
“The reality is that he's been with multiple coaches and multiple offensive systems and multiple structures that have been stop and start for him,” Rosas said, via Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. “He's had some success, he's had some failure. But at the end of the day you see a guy who for how we wanted to play I couldn't find a better wing.”
Last season, Minnesota parted ways with head coach and president Tom Thibbodeau. He was replaced by Ryan Saunders as the team's new head coach, and despite the 33-year-old's inexperience, it appears he has done wonders for the Wolves since his arrival.
Saunders seems to have successfully zeroed in on Wiggins' strengths. Many have criticized the first overall pick for failing to live up to his potential, but Saunders put all doubts aside and put his faith in the former Rookie of the Year.
This decision has obviously bared fruit, and based on Rosas' comments above, it also appears Saunders has been able to secure his job for the long term.
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