What’s going on with Andrew Wiggins? Why is he still absent? When will he be back? The questions around the Golden State winger have multiplied in recent weeks. But that’s it, Wigs is about to return to the Warriors, just before the start of the Playoffs!
It’s been February 13 that Andrew Wiggins has not stepped on an NBA floor.
The mystery surrounding his absence is not resolved, he who remained away from his team for “personal reasons” which obviously fueled speculation. But at least we know that he will be available for the most important moment of the season. Adrian WojnarowskiESPN actually indicated that the Canadian will return to the Californian group at the start of the weekafter a total absence of 21 games.
ESPN Sources: Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Andrew Wiggins is nearing a return to the team and is expected to be back early this week. Wiggins has missed 21 games attending to a family matter. Huge boost for the defending champions and sixth seed in the West. pic.twitter.com/bQAw8ixINI
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 3, 2023
Big news for the Warriors, much less for the competition.
Currently battling to secure a spot in the Western Conference Top 6 (41-38 record, just 0.5 games clear of seventh), the Warriors badly need their winger, who played a crucial role in the championship title last year. Wiggins is 17 points every night with 39% 3-point success, and especially an outside defender capable of putting the best opposing attackers in difficulty (hello Jayson Tatum). When Andrew is present and on top, Golden State immediately represents a more formidable team. And that obviously, the potential adversaries of GS in postseason do not see it with a very good eye.
Declaring recently that his Dubs could win the title even without Andrew Wiggins, coach Steve Kerr now finds a hyper important element of his system. Also with the return of Gary Payton II and the progress of Jonathan Kuminga in the absence of Wigs, the core of the Warriors looks a lot like the one who went after last year. Enough to get the back-to-back?
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Source texte : ESPN