It wasn’t exactly Michael Jordan “Flu Game” level, but despite being sick. Minnesota Timberwolves Andrew Wiggins set a new career-high, dropping 31 points in the T-Wolves’ 113-105 road win over the Nuggets.
“It’s almost astonishing his confidence level,” Wolves coach Flip Saunders said. “He just keeps continuing to get better and amaze and do everything, whether it’s offense, blocking shots, rebounds.”
Still just 19, Wiggins did that Saturday despite feeling what he called “just sick.”
“I still am a little, but I feel great,” he said. “We got the win, played hard, executed down the stretch. Nothing feels better than that. … We’ve had games on the line this year where we messed up and we didn’t finish it. Those were growing pains. Now we’re learning. I think we’re getting better every day now, every game. We’ve won two of the last three. That’s great for us.”
Wiggins is now averaging 15.2 points per game.
H/N Star Tribune
