Andrew Wiggins On His Return, Steph, Poole, GP, Coach Kerr React To GSW/OKC | April 4, 2023

Thank you for being here. And really, more than being here, thank you for respecting Andrew's life and privacy over the last six weeks. I know that your job, everybody in the room and anybody in media, is to break news, give answers. And I really appreciate how you all covered this situation. It means a lot to me. I'm sure it means a lot to Andrew, and he can say that in his own way if he wants. But that's a pretty rare thing now in our business, to respect the personal life of someone that's in a public job. And I can imagine the questions you got and pressure you received to answer those questions. And I also want to thank our organization for handling it the way we did. Basketball is a really important thing in the world. It's certainly here, but it's never more important than family. And that's never going to change. So when a player or an employee of this organization is dealing with something involving their family, we fully support that. And we will always fully support that. And that, in fact, was an easy decision for us. It wasn't hard. Basketball is Andrew's job. It's, in a sense, my job, but it's not my life. It's not his life. I know you have to ask him questions. He's going to sit up here and answer them. But I hope you can respect the answers he gives. And he'll be as open as he chooses to be. I'm excited that he's back. I'm really excited you're back. But I'm sad that you had to be gone. So I don't want to sit here and forget about that part. But with that, as far as return to play, that'll be decided by our medical staff, Andrew. But I don't have that answer. I don't think anybody has that answer. But once we do, we'll tell you as soon as we know. He's not hurt, but basketball requires a certain level of stamina and endurance. And we need to make sure he's ready to play when he comes back. So that's all I have. I'll turn it over to you. First, I just want to say thank you to Joe, Bob, Steve, and the whole Warriors organization for giving me space and privacy during a time I needed to be with my family. And thank you all, the people that also respected my privacy and space. And I appreciate that a lot. Andrew, at what point did you decide, what were the factors that just told you you need to stay away? And what were the factors that said, OK, it's now OK to come back? It's just when you're in a certain situation and your family needs you and requires your attention, your love, that's my first priority. My career, everything. Family is always first for me and always will be that way. Whenever I think I'm, and I felt like I was in a safe space to come back, I feel like we got everything settled. Not fully settled, but in a safe place where I can come back. And how would you describe your conditioning at this point? Not terrible. I've been working out. Obviously, the NBA is a different type of conditioning you need. But I don't think it'll be too long before I'm up there. Appreciate you. I feel good. My mind feels good. I feel good just being back here in the Bay, being around my teammates, coaches, and people in the organization. It's always a joy being here. So I feel good. Andrew, just to ask the question, is there anything you'd like to share about what your family was going through during your absence? I'd rather just keep that private, just for me and my family and the people close to the family. What kind of support did you feel from the team while you were away? It was all just love and support. I had a lot of teammates just hitting me up and sending their love and their prayers. I just appreciate it all. It goes a long way. It's more than that. Andrew, what are your thoughts going into postseason play? I mean, you reached back to the last time and you're back. I'm excited. I'm very excited. That's the best part of basketball, the most competitive part. I've been away from the game for a little while, but I'm excited to get back. Anything to say to the fans? Thank you for all the love and support through this difficult time I had and my family had. I appreciate it. You guys are the best fans in the world. Andrew, back to you. You said that you're keeping in touch with your teammates. Were you able to keep in touch with the team or sort of watch what was going on while you were away? What was sort of your ability to keep up to date? Yes, and also talking to some of the players. I try to watch everything. I try to tune in as much as I could. Andrew, two questions. One, you said you don't think it's going to be too long before you're able to get back out on the court. What kind of work did you do while you were away from the team that helped you keep your conditioning? Just getting a lot of shots up, a little movement here and there on the court, running on the treadmill, working out, just a little bit of lifting, just trying to stay as ready as I could. And secondly, where did you feel your game was at? Because you came back from sickness, injury before you left. Where did you think it was before you had to spend some time away? And how long do you think it's going to get back, your rhythm back? I felt really good right before I left that last game. I feel like I was in rhythm, making shots, standing well. Hopefully I'll be right back where I left off. Andrew, I know the situation had its own independent thing, but were you always intending to be back for the playoffs or was there a real chance that you would not have been back at all this season if it had not worked out? I mean, it all depended on the whole situation. That was it. Taking it day by day and if I'm able to come back here, I would love to come back here. Andrew, welcome back. What was that first embrace like when you saw your teammates? Can you describe the feelings you felt when you saw the guys back in person? Yeah, it was amazing. Just not seeing these guys for so long. These are the guys that I put a war with every night. So it was good being back. It was good seeing all these familiar faces. It's going to be a short game, so I'm happy. Andrew, you said you had watched almost every game that you could. How's that experience been watching? It's been up and down. Was it hard for you to watch what the team's been going through? I mean, it's not hard for me to watch. I love the team. I love the guys on the team. I'm always wanting the best for them. Every night they went out there and they were competitive. Some games didn't go our way, but every night they competed and they fought. Bob, can you describe sort of what the situation's like for you and the organization? I mean, there's not a blueprint for a situation like this. It's not like, you know, things you go through every year preparing for certain events. Yeah, I think what sometimes gets lost in professional sports, and although everybody in this room covers them, they're people, you know, they have lives and family. And I know that sounds obvious, but it sometimes gets lost. But when you work here, at least how we do it, you get to know Andrew as a person, not just as a 20-point score. So when someone that you know or work with goes through something, your first thought is to, how can I help? Are you okay? Is there anything you need? And in this case, Andrew needed to be away. And whatever he needed, we wanted to support. So, you know, this is a guy that I can tell you, and we were talking before we came up, he's made sacrifices personally for this organization. Some you may know of, some you may not, but I do. And so it's also the person, right? Andrew's kind of, you're kind of a hard guy to get to know. But, you know, I know his kids, he's been to my house. I don't, the uniform isn't the most important thing to us that know him. So when we talked while he was gone, it wasn't about, what do you think of our pick and roll coverage? You know, it was, how are you doing? And there's emotion and all that. So I can't say that I've been through something like that, but you stay around in this business as a player, a coach, management, media, you're going to, it's always different. It's always something. But like I said, I'm proud of the organization. I'm proud of his teammates. I'm proud of the coaching staff. Proud of everybody here. Not that you'd care what I think of you, but I am. Some of you may have known what was going on. You didn't write it. You didn't say it. I appreciate that. So that's how we viewed it. Andrew, first of all, over here, got a haircut, I see. What parts of, did you even have time to miss basketball? I mean, obviously you're in with your family and you guys had serious issues there, but did you even have time to miss basketball? And if there were, if there was time, what parts of the game, what did you miss by not being around? I mean, just being around the guys, you know, competing with them, you know, going to war with them. I know this right now is the best part of basketball in the world. These games, every game means a lot. You know, so just being out there and competing with the guys, but, you know, also knowing that, you know, the bigger things in basketball, you know, having to do what you have to do. Hi, Andrew. Good to see you, Andrew. You too. How did you sort of balance being with your family and also staying, you know, getting your workout in? Sometimes that's hard to do when you're going through something. Was it a good distraction to get, you know, your physical exercise every day? And did you get some shots up? And how did you do that? Because that's not fun nor easy. Yeah, it's not, it's not, but, you know, I feel like working out, you know, is a good thing to, you know, take your mind off, you know, what's happening or what happened or anything like that. You go there and that's what you're focused on. You know, but I got a lot of shots up. You know, I lifted a couple of times, but more so I was on the court getting a lot of work in. Not too much conditioning, but it was in the workout. Thank you. Gave up 79 points in the first half. I can't imagine you were too thrilled with that. What happened defensively in the second half? I think you limited to 49, something like that. Yeah, I mean, this team is very capable of doing what they did in the first half. You know, I've watched them, you know, a lot this year. They're a really good young team and they're tough to guard because they usually have four guys at about 6'7 who can all dribble pass and shoot. It's a really impressive group of young players. And Shea is almost impossible to keep out of the paint. So they were hitting everything and I think they had 21 free throws in the first half too. And we just did a better job in the second half of getting some ball pressure and picking up our intensity. Steve, when did Clay's back kind of become an issue? Just right before our walkthrough. So, yeah, it was late, you know, totally unexpected. It just flared up. You got a great lift. I mean, Moses, Dante, your backcourt guys gave you a lot. Even without him, how important was that? Moses, a stretch there in the third. Just those guys doing their thing. Moses and Dante off the bench were both huge. Moses, you know, I can't say enough about this young guy, the way he has prepared and worked. He's so mature. Over the last couple of weeks, you could really see the improvement and the confidence and the strength around the basket. You know, I think I told you guys this, but when I talked to him, Bob and I talked to him a couple months ago and asked him how he was doing with not playing much. And he said, look, I chose to develop in the NBA, not at Arkansas. If I was at Arkansas, I'd be playing. But I chose to develop in the NBA, and this is part of it. It's like the most mature answer I've ever heard anybody give. But that's who he is. He's just a really mature young guy, and he gets it. There's a lot to learn, but he puts in the work. He puts in the time. He's got an incredible attitude, and the work is paying off, and he's getting better, and tonight he was one of the keys to the game. Steve, how do these fourth-quarter comebacks, second-half comebacks, you guys have had a lot of them this year at home, after slow starts, how do they affect the aging process? To be honest, I age a little bit more on the road, believe it or not, Monty. No, it's so much fun to play at home in front of our crowd. We have such a connection, you know, with what has happened here over the last decade, and I think we thrive off of the energy in this building and in front of our fans, and you can see the competitiveness, the force that comes from Draymond and Steph, Looney, the guys who have been here a while, they understand, you know, these games take a long time. 48 minutes is a lot of basketball, and with our ability to get stops and then how that translates to guys like Steph and Jordan and Clay getting hot at the other end, we feel like we're always in the game. Steve, it looked like you moved Steph off the ball in the fourth quarter and created the space for Jordan. We obviously know he can do that, but a lot of it is decision-making, making the right reads. What did you see from his choices tonight, the shot selection and when to drive, et cetera? Jordan, yeah, I mean, he was so good, you know, that last quarter and a half, just scoring, getting to the rim, decision-making, and, you know, it wasn't like I told Steph anything. We just made a couple of play calls where, you know, Jordan had the ball and something good happened, and Steph being who he is, he just gave the ball to Jordan. He said, you take it, you know, and he was hot and we were scoring every time, and so that's, you know, we just stayed with JP and Steph, you know, was leading the charge on that front. So, yeah, JP was amazing. Steve, you talked in Denver of how you sort of embraced the playoff chase and checking the standings all the time, and it's now down to you and your last two games you're in. Yeah. How much does that matter not to have to worry about getting help and the fact that it is now completely in your hands? Yeah, I mean, we got some help tonight in that regard, and, you know, we'll be watching games tomorrow night and it's fun. This is all, you know, what it's about. We love the competition, and even though we'd prefer to be, you know, home free in the playoffs right now, this is where we are, and I'm really proud of the guys, what they've done here in recent weeks to put ourselves in this position, but now we got to go finish the deal and, you know, get into the top six. Steve, I know Anthony Draymond and Kaminga have had success this season as a trio. What went into starting Anthony? What do you think kind of contributed to the slow start at first? Well, ironically, we started that group to try to get off to a fast start. They have been starting the top of the second quarters here for the last couple weeks, and they have a really good plus-minus, great success as a group, and we like the combination of the size with J.K. and Lam to guard their wings along with the, you know, the shooting of Jordan to make up for Klay's absence, so we thought it would be a good starting lineup. Didn't work out that way, but we adjusted from there, and as I said, the guys who came off the bench were brilliant. Dante was fantastic tonight, his defense in the second half, his shot-making, play-making, and Loon doing his usual, you know, man's work, and then we mentioned Moses. Gary also, you know, we had to get Gary out there more in the second half. He didn't play enough in the first half, so we had to find better combinations to get Gary out there, and those guys all came through big time. There was a three-pointer, I think it was in the third quarter from Steph where both Gary and Dante were jumping up to tip the ball there. You can see them keep plays alive with the way that they tip and almost kind of tip toward somebody. How innate is that for a player to like that, to be able to tip the ball toward someone, know where it's going? Gary's great at it, and so is Dante. Dante just sees where the ball's going seemingly before everybody else, so he gets a head start, and then if it's a long rebound, he can jump, he can get up. So, you know, he seems to beat everybody to the ball and just, you know, bat it back out to where he knows the guards are, so there were some big plays that both those guys made. Steve, I imagine he was a fiery ball of excitement on the bench, but what was it like having Andrew Wiggins back? Yeah, he wouldn't shut up. Couldn't get a word in. No, it was just great. You know, the guys, everybody's happier when Wiggs is around. You know, he's a really important guy in our locker room despite the fact that he's, you know, or maybe because of the fact that he's quiet. I think guys like that, but everyone likes him, and just his presence, I think, brought a good mood to the locker room, and wonderful to have him on the bench and to see the ovation that he got from our fans. So it's great to have Wiggs back. Steve, going way back to one of Jeannie's questions, a quick follow-up on Clay. Not expected to miss more games? Hopefully not, yeah. I mean, it wasn't anything that was bothering him in the game, but he showed up, and it was locked up, and he tried to get some work in and made the right decision to not make it worse. Just to kind of play it safe. Yeah, and we've got two days, so hopefully he'll be fine for Sacramento. Steve, your last two games are on the road. Do you like the team's confidence when it goes on the road? I mean, what are you seeing over the course of this season that has kind of been the wall that you guys can't get through? Manny, if I had that answer, I would have given it to you by now. I do think we're in a better place now than we've been for a long time. We have a pretty good idea of who we want to play and rotations and that kind of thing, and I believe in our team's ability to go on the road and get a win, whether it's in Sacramento or in Portland or in the playoffs. I know we can do it because we have a decade-long history of doing that, so it's going to happen. Jordan, just to start on Wiggins, your broski, what is it like having him back? Amazing. There's not much to it. Is he capable of coming back? Yeah, I mean, I'm glad he took the time that he needed. We're welcoming him back with open arms and really excited, good energy, positive energy to have him back. He's just such a bright light and has such an amazing spirit. It's just dope to be around him, and it's definitely good to have him back in the locker room. That's enough for you. Jordan, I know you're always super confident in your game, but do you feel like you're hitting a good groove at the right time of the season as you hit the stretch? Yeah, I would like to think so. Obviously got the job done at home. All these last game matters, or these last couple games. They all matter, so just trying to lock in as much as possible and put us in a really good position to be successful. Jordan, months ago when guys were out injured and Dante and Ty and everybody were playing huge key minutes, Steve said, that's all going to pay off when it matters. Tonight, Clay gets scratched right before the game and you have Dante and Moses. Everybody kind of just picked up the slack. Does that go back to some of the things that happened in January, that everybody's ready to play and give you key minutes at any point? It's a really long season. We have guys who have been in the league for a long time and they know how to keep us engaged throughout the course of the season. It was huge. Mo had an amazing game tonight. Dante came up huge. Moon came up huge. I think guys know how important it is later in the season to just lock in, play team basketball, and try to win games. Just them getting the experience, whether it's a game we won with a nice lead or it was a game that was going back and forth. Throughout the course of 82, you learn and you find ways to apply it down the stretch and I think we're doing that as a team and we just got to keep going. Steve spoke about Moses' maturity, dealing with not playing some games and playing key roles other games and how he said to them months ago, I'm developing in the NBA. This is part of it and you've been there too. Have you seen him grow in the way he handles every situation? Yeah, I was going to say I've definitely been there before. First couple of seasons, first season at least, not playing 10 games, 15 games in a row. Just coming in and still being engaged shows the professional Moses is and just how wise he is for his years. He takes in a lot of information and anything that guys are just giving him throughout the course of practice, games, the course of the week here. He's done an amazing job, so credit to Mo, JK, Pat, Lester, everybody who's staying ready. It's a total team effort and they were huge for us tonight in our win. You guys have this second-half comeback formula down to a science at home. How do you pack some of that when you go out on the road? How do you look at that and say, here's what we need to do on the road? Bro, if I had the answer for you, I'd tell you, bro. I ain't got that one for you. I know you've been thinking about it because everybody on this team has been. What makes it work at home besides the crowd? The energy is a big part of it. Obviously, just the positive energy and momentum throughout the course of the game. I think we'll be good, though. We got guys who had experience and have played in some of the most heated moments, heated battles, and this is where we look to them for leadership and guys who have been here before. But if there's any time to put it together, it's now. Jordan, 18 points in the fourth quarter tonight. You've had a handful of these kind of fourth-quarter flurries. If you can kind of just take me through what the moment's like with that, but also, number two, to have someone like Steph Curry kind of empower you in those moments and tell you, hey, I want you to be shooting the ball right now, have the ball in your hands in the fourth quarter when the game's big right there. I mean, I always feel like I really can make an impact throughout the course of the game, especially in the fourth quarter when it matters most. A lot of teams are going to be worried about Steph. They're going to be focused on Steph, but just being able to, like I said, have the players and coaches just trust me to play my game and just be aggressive and being out there for a really good stretch and kind of getting the rhythm. With Steph and Clay and Dante and myself, all we need are a couple of shots to get going. And whenever you get like an eight- or nine-minute stretch, ten-minute stretch, and you kind of just find that rhythm and you find plays that work and you find actions to keep going to, it can be really pivotal. Just try to go out there and make big plays when it matters most and just be me. Kirk, Kerr mentioned that when he and Bob talked to you a little while ago just about your situation, not playing much, that you said, I came to the NBA to develop, not if I wanted to develop in college, I would have done that. Just when did that dawn on you? Is that something you knew already? That's a pretty mature thing for somebody to say this early in their career. Yeah. When I was in college, my coach, he had a thing for a lot of grad transfers. So we had a lot of grad transfers that came in. And me as a freshman, like I would hear them talk about basketball and talk about the game in ways that I didn't really understand. And it was cool. And I thought I really wanted to. But then later, the more I thought about it, I realized, like, I'd rather take the time that, you know, because it takes time to learn a game like that. But those four years that I could be learning the college game, I'd rather do it in the NBA. So that's what this is, just a developmental process. And trusting that, embracing the road, being where your feet are, and not trying to have too much of an ego or anything, just grinding every day, trying to be the best player I can be. What was it like then to have these huge productive minutes tonight after waiting a while for something like this? It was good just to get out there, get to play, get to run up and down the floor, knock down some shots, be in the moment. You know, that's what I've been waiting for. That's what I've been working for. Moses, what gets you on the court? Is there something happening in practice where a coach is saying, all right, you've proved what you needed to prove or you've earned these minutes? A lot of times it feels just like situation, you know, last minute decision in case he couldn't play tonight. So next man, step up type of thing. So a lot of times it seems like that. We don't necessarily practice a lot. So you don't have too many opportunities to really just go at it then. But, you know, I continue to put my work in for me, not necessarily to impress anybody or to get on the floor that way. I just do it. So when I'm on the floor, I'm ready. You look like you're really attacking the rebounding of the glass. Was that an emphasis, like just go, go, go to see, see if the ball's going to come to you. Just make sure you're there. Yeah, that was the emphasis I had really. I've always been like I got long arms, so I've always been able to rebound the ball really well. And in college, I really started to focus on it. And then I got pretty good at it. So just remembering that and going and crashing the glass. Affecting the game that way. I mean, you played and started in the Western Conference Finals. And then to come here and, you know, you don't play the first game. And there's certainly a series of games where you're not playing or playing just a little bit. Was that a little hard to deal with? Was it surprising to you to have to deal with it after what happened at the end of last season? You know, just the situation and the way that the NBA goes, you can't really expect too much. You just got to react. The only thing about life you can control is how you respond to it. So you can want for anything, but you just got to, just like anybody in real life, you just got to react and respond. What do you think about when Dante and GP are sharing the floor together? What does their energy bring to you guys, especially defensively? GP and Dante defensively, they're kind of like nonstop energy. What does that do for you guys, especially defensively? Yeah, they just bring that intensity, picking up 94, you know, guarding the top guys and impacting the ball. So if GP guards somebody full court, then they got to bring it up. And by the time they get down the floor, they got 17 seconds to work with rather than 20. So those four seconds are critical. And it puts us on the aggressive on defense. So that's really good for our momentum. And then obviously the last home regular season game of the year for you guys, the crowd was getting pretty into it down the stretch there. Was it reminiscent of those big games that you were part of last season in the playoffs? Yeah, yeah, it definitely has that playoff feel to it, being out here with these games, knowing how much each game matters, how much each possession matters. And this season, I've always heard coaches talk about, like, you know, each possession and how much, how valuable each possession is. And I never really understood it being, like, younger playing at AAU, when you're running up and down the floor all game, you miss a shot at Iowa. But, like, the role that I play, you know, I might get out here and I got five possessions to work with. So each one of those are very critical. I'm not saying that you stress about them or whatever, but value the ball, value those possessions, and make sure good things happen when you're on the floor, maybe if it's not even me shooting the ball or making the shot. So me being able to dissect my possessions like that makes me see, like, okay, it's not that many possessions in a game, and each one of those contribute to the final score, actually, and I'm finally understanding that. Moses, you guys obviously played much better in the second half defensively, I think 46 points as opposed to 79 in the first half. And now with Wiggs coming back, how much can he impact the defense? How much better do you expect the defense to become with him back in the mix? Yeah, I mean, we all know what Wiggs can do on the defensive side, but just having him put pressure on the ball, long defender that can be in the gaps, that can guard on ball, that can guard off ball, makes us a better team defensively. Moses, but also having Wiggins just being there. I mean, he's smiling, and just seeing him, does that lift everybody up? Before he even is back on the court, necessarily. Yeah, yeah, you know, it was kind of glooming over everybody, because a lot of us don't really know how he's feeling, how he's dealing with the situation. So when he's away from the team, we all got to think about that. When our prayer is before the team, we always going to mention him and keeping him in our prayers. So to have him back and to see his emotions, to see him smiling, that's a bright spot for the team. Thank you. Hi, Gary. Hi, Janie. How much do you appreciate how every guy in this backcourt, and not just the backcourt, but tonight when Clay gets scratched, Moses is ready, you're ready, and how everybody picks up the load. And even before you got back here months ago, these guys were doing so and kind of getting ready to have these roles at this time of the season. Been doing it all year since last year, Mo. Everybody off the bench stays ready. They know things like tonight, Clay was supposed to. He didn't go. So those minutes are open, and guys know that it can go either way. You know you can play 5 to 15, and Moses is ready, 25 minutes unexpectedly. And, you know, he came out there and did what he needed to do, made plays and helped us, you know, down the stretch. What was it like to get Wiggins back today? And then you were there on the sideline when his pictures put up on the big board. The crowd goes crazy. Just what was that emotion like? Just to have him in the building, you know, just to be around. We know he's probably not going to be in the lineup for a minute, but just to have his presence and, you know, see his face and his smile and the energy he brings, just him being present is huge for us. And it brings everybody together, so it's fantastic to see Wiggs back. You know, some teams maybe wouldn't have loved having him out so long. This team clearly said take as much time as you need. You wanted to get back to this team. Is there some sense that this is, you know, a little different, the way this team operates with its players? No. This organization, it's a player-first organization. They want to make sure, you know, we're mentally and physically ready to, you know, come to work and do what we got to do. Wiggs was gone for a period of time for Wiggs' reasons, and, you know, they didn't press him or push him to come back and, you know, get ready to play. They just, you know, when he handled what he had to handle and he came back, they're going to get him ready. So, you know, that's what they did with me. I wasn't ready. They got me ready until, you know, it was safe for me to go out there. So, you know, just kudos to the organization, you know, for caring about their players and, you know, letting us, you know, deal with life and then, you know, make sure we're ready for basketball. What was your reaction and the team's reaction when you found out that he was going to come back? I was just happy to see Wiggs' face. That's all it was. I was just happy to have him around and, you know, laugh and joke with him and, you know, it's good to see him mentally in a good place. Steph had a three-pointer where you and Dante both were jumping up for the tip. You could see, Steve was talking about it earlier, how innate you're able to tip the ball towards players like that. Is that a skill that you can work on or is it just in you where you're able to find somebody in midair with a tip like that? It's just, you know, energy and effort. Dante actually, he actually got that one. I kind of timed it right, but he was, he jumped higher than me. But, you know, we know where guys are. When we're down there, we glance and see where guys are and, you know, just try to tip it back, you know. We can tip it in the backcourt and it's not backcourt, so if we don't tip it back all the way, we know somebody's back there to grab it. So we just tip it out, try to get another possession, extra possession for our team. Gary, you had a brief conversation with your dad during the game. What advice did he give you and how much is it just to have him sit in courtside watching you play? It's kind of hard. You know, we got a game plan and Gary sometimes wants me to go rogue and stay on the best player, but I got to explain to him and that's what I did. I explained to him that, you know, we got to stick to the game plan so everybody's on the same page. But he's always, you know, he wants me to guard the best player and make sure that, you know, they don't get off. But we got to stick to the game plan. Thanks, guys. Yes, yes, yes. Jeff, just start this. What was it like to see Wiggs back? The emotion of that and I think he looks pretty good. It looks pretty, you know, comfortable being back. Yeah, he's one of us. We talked about the whole time it was, you know, when he came back was the right time considering everything he's been through and, you know, we love his presence. The Wiggs smile, you know, just having him in the locker room was big. I didn't get to see him on the court as much, but it was great to have him back, to say the least. And then when he gets his picture up on the big screen, the crowd goes crazy. You guys seem to really enjoy that and see that huge smile from Wiggs. That's what it's about, understanding how much he's been embraced by our fan base, by the organization, and, you know, that's the love you show your own. I know there's been a lot of unnecessary conversation around him and the whole situation, and we don't want to really react to everything that goes on, as they say on the Internet, but it's just a matter of, you know, embracing him and giving him the space to come back and enjoy basketball again and enjoy being around us. Steph, Steve shared a story of a conversation with Moses and Bob Myers and Steve, I think it was months ago, where Moses was asked about his playing time, and he said, well, I chose to develop my game in the NBA, and this is part of it. Some days you get minutes and others you don't, and that maturity really amazed them, and then he gets a game like this where he's needed when clay goes down. I mean, have you seen that from him from the get-go and just his ability to stay ready and do it with a professionalism like that? Yeah, I think anybody you've asked that's been around Mo since day one speaks of his maturity. He's wise beyond his years. You can tell he's been around family that's just given him so much wisdom and game on how to just see life and develop a fresh perspective. So I'm sure he wants to play more. I'm sure he wants more opportunity consistently, and it's tough to be in and out of the rotation and have your minutes kind of be all over the place, but he works, and he comes to the facility every day with a positive kind of outlook and mentality and how can I get better, and for a young guy to do that, those are the things that you can control. You can't really control anything else. There's a lot that goes on, a lot of dynamics at play in the NBA, and to his quote about what he chose to do, it's not a bad education he's getting on developing as long as he stays patient and attacks every minute that he gets with the right intentions, then he gets rewarded, and he'll be on that roller coaster until some more minutes open up. Steph, what did you see from the defense in the fourth quarter that made you fine with moving off to the side and giving Jordan Poole space to create? Their defense? Yeah. Well, first he had a goal. I was on the bench the first three minutes. He hit a couple of big shots, and then their switching team except Lou Doard on me, and he was kind of glued to me no matter where I was. The only time he kind of came off was when he got hit with a screen. So if I set screens or got out of the way, usually there was going to be an imbalance on help side and stuff like that, and JP took advantage of it and made the right play. He attacked in transition. He attacked off pick and roll, got to the free throw line, and a big part of what we do or I should say a big part of our struggles some fourth quarters is we're not very intent or we don't have a good intention on what we're trying to do on every possession. You're going to miss shots like that happens, but we were very particular about what we were trying to get and putting the ball in JP's hands and those possessions knowing he could get past that first line of defense and either get to the rim or kind of have his world was a good option, and he made them pay. He's had some fourth quarter issues, some heartbreak moments earlier this year. Did you feel like those were good and they prepared him for times like this and maybe what's happening in the postseason? It's easy to say that when you have a good night. It's just a matter of how he responds. I don't think he's ever going to be gun shy or afraid of the moment. It's just a matter of continuing to see the game the right way and just make the right play and be under control every time you had a ball in your hands. We'll live, like I said, we'll live with misses and make shots depending on the shots that you take, but the rest of it was just, we talked about it during the fourth quarter timeout that we could work off each other and give each other space to make plays. Especially with Clay out, we had to be a little bit more aggressive tonight. Thankfully, he made enough plays in the fourth to try to keep us afloat in the first half and it worked. Obviously, the basketball was secondary, what he was going through, but he's coming back. We don't know exactly when. You've got Gary coming back already. Two games left of the regular season. Do you feel like, you never know exactly what's going to happen, but do you feel like this team has become complete? Do you feel like this is exactly how you want to be going into playoffs? It's closer to it. I think what we need to focus on is just these last two games solidifying a sense of a rotation that you can kind of envision a playoff series, how it would go. Again, everybody has to stay ready because you never know what could happen, but having Wiggs back in the building helps. We know, hopefully, Clay is back on Friday. We'll bottle up what we did in the second half tonight defensively and then just stay out the play-in game and have a week to prepare for whatever first-round series we have. There's a lot of work to do before Sunday or until Sunday, and then after that we'll look ahead at what a full-squad kind of mentality looks like going into that following weekend. Steph, I know this is hardly the same scenario, but when Clay started coming back around and was in the building again nearing the end of his rehab, it really seemed to lift you guys up just seeing him. You referenced Andrew's smile, and it just kind of lights up a room. Can having a guy even back in the building really give a group a big lift? For sure. I think the biggest reason is because this roster is put together to support each other. That's not just on the court, but personalities and how we mesh and everything that we've been through. When you have pieces missing, definitely you notice it and you try to keep moving as business as usual, but there's always kind of that cloud hanging over of when a guy's out for whatever reason, you're not whole. It definitely helps, and it'll be another jolt of energy when he puts a jersey on and gets back out there on the court. Hopefully that happens soon.