All-Star starter Andrew Wiggins, where have you gone?
For the Warriors, the answer to that question very well could determine how they finish the regular season and perhaps their playoff fate.
Wiggins, who was named an All-Star starter for the first time this season, has been dormant since the All-Star break, averaging 14.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting 38.1 percent from the field and 30.4 percent from the 3-point line. Aggressive two-way Wiggs is gone, replaced by the version of the 2014 No. 1 overall pick that frustrated the Minnesota Timberwolves during the early part of his career.
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With Steph Curry sidelined for the foreseeable future, the Warriors need Wiggins to break out of his funk. Now.
That didn't happen Tuesday as Wiggins scored just 13 points on five-for-19 shooting in a puzzling 94-90 loss to the Orlando Magic. That's not good enough, and Wiggins hasn't been good enough over the last 20 games in which the Warriors are 8-12.
Steve Kerr, however, hasn't lost faith in the talented wing and the Warriors coach believes the Two-Way Wiggs of the first half will return as the season winds down.
"I liked his aggression to start the game," Kerr told reporters after the loss in Orlando. "He did attack the rim three or four times. We need more and more of that. He's just got to trust that the more he does that, the more chance he has to score and draw fouls and get into a rhythm at the foul line. He's just got to be aggressive. I thought there were times tonight where he was, and that's a good sign.
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"I have faith in Wiggs," Kerr continued. "I think he's going to get this thing turned around and have a strong final 10 games. I really do."
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Both Kerr and Draymond Green sent messages to the team after the loss to the Magic, with Green saying Golden State " got punked" and Kerr claiming Golden State has to "learn how to win."
Those are hard truths many on the Warriors, including Wiggins, have to hear and take to heart as the playoffs approach.
Curry is confident he will return from his sprained left foot ligament by the time the playoffs begin. But even with Curry back, Golden State needs Wiggins to rediscover his tenacity over the final 10 games, or else their championship dreams might not get far out of the starting blocks in the postseason.