As many Warriors fans know, Andrew Wiggins has missed the last 22 games. Reports yesterday suggest he’s coming back this week. Shams of the Athletic reports the absence was related to a serious medical issue his father was/is dealing with.
I’m posting this simply because it reminds me of the Ziaire Williams’ absence from Stanford games in that we just don’t know how people will react when a loved one is sick or passes. By all reports I’ve heard, the Warriors (players and mgt included) are completely supportive of Wiggins.
An extended absence in itself does not mean a player has quit on his teammates or his team. To conclude the opposite, I think we would at least need to get direct input from the players on the team. I just don’t think we can rely on our personal values and substitute them for the athlete’s. Other people might not have the same values we have. The Warriors certainly don’t seem to think Andrew Wiggins quit on them.
I post this because it seems like we (including me early on) might have been rather harsh on ZW. We just don’t know what was in his mind or heart.
Anyway, Go Dubs!
(Hopefully ZW recovers from his foot injury and gets some good Grizz time in the playoffs but Memphis flames out hard.)
I’m posting this simply because it reminds me of the Ziaire Williams’ absence from Stanford games in that we just don’t know how people will react when a loved one is sick or passes. By all reports I’ve heard, the Warriors (players and mgt included) are completely supportive of Wiggins.
An extended absence in itself does not mean a player has quit on his teammates or his team. To conclude the opposite, I think we would at least need to get direct input from the players on the team. I just don’t think we can rely on our personal values and substitute them for the athlete’s. Other people might not have the same values we have. The Warriors certainly don’t seem to think Andrew Wiggins quit on them.
I post this because it seems like we (including me early on) might have been rather harsh on ZW. We just don’t know what was in his mind or heart.
Anyway, Go Dubs!
(Hopefully ZW recovers from his foot injury and gets some good Grizz time in the playoffs but Memphis flames out hard.)
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