Kansas basketball: Former Jayhawk Andrew Wiggins drops 40 points

Former Kansas basketball star and first overall pick Andrew Wiggins scored 40 points last night against the Golden State Warriors.

As Kansas basketball got its first win of the season last night over UNC Greensboro, a former Jayhawk was having a big game in the NBA. Former Jayhawk and number one overall draft pick Andrew Wiggins had a big night of his own.

Andrew Wiggins led the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 125-119 OT win over the Golden State Warriors. Wiggins shot 17-38 and amassed 40 points, seven assists, five rebounds, and three blocks. He looked incredible, and hopefully, it’s a sign of things to come.

Wiggins played for Kansas basketball during the 2013-14 season and averaged 17.1 points per game in his freshman year. He was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year, as well as first-team All-Big 12, and second-team All-American. Wiggins would be the second player in Kansas basketball history to go #1 overall in the NBA Draft (Danny Manning went first overall in1988).

Wiggins began his NBA career with promise, as he was given the NBA Rookie of the Year award in 2015, in addition to being named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. After that, Wiggins failed to meet the extremely lofty expectations set for him.

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While he hasn’t landed an all-star appearance yet, maybe this is finally the year. So far, Wiggins is off to a good start averaging 24.6 points per game this season.

As of now, Wiggins averaging a solid 19.5 points per game, which is good by most player’s standards. In the current culture of “load management,” or how much an NBA player should play, Wiggins has steered clear of injury and fatigue. In his five complete seasons thus far, Wiggins has only missed a total of 10 games, which is something you don’t see a lot from NBA players.

Here are the highlights from the Timberwolves’ win over the Warriors:

This could be Wiggins’ breakout year, and frankly, he owes it to himself. He’s got all the skill in the world to go out and get 25 points per game, and defend at an elite level.

He’s a Kansas basketball legend, and possibly a future NBA all-star. Even if Andrew Wiggins never makes that appearance, he’s still providing valuable minutes and he’s about as reliable as can be. The next Timberwolves game is November 10 at 2:30 against the Denver Nuggets.