Andrew Wiggins' stock is again on the rise in the eyes of NBA general managers after a recent stretch of dominant play for the Kansas Jayhawks, acccording to BleacherReport.com
Wiggins recently netted a career-high 29 points against Iowa State, displaying a much greater level of aggressiveness and poise than he sometimes played with earlier in the season.
"He's playing so much better," one GM told BleacherReport. "He's becoming aggressive. He's playing with more poise. He missed a lot of shots on Saturday, but many of them were good shots that just didn't go down. He's going to have to get better at finishing around the basket in traffic, but lately he's been playing like the Wiggins we knew in high school. I think he's still very much in the running for the No. 1 pick. If I were choosing between him and Embiid, I don't know what I'd do."
Still, others defend the Jayhawks star by simply pointing out the overly optimistic expectations placed on him.
That's not to say the hotshot freshman star hasn't had his moments. He scored 26 points against Florida in a December matchup and 22 in a head-to-head, Madison Square Garden showdown against Duke and fellow freshmen star Jabari Parker.
Wiggins, Jayhawks teammate Joel Embiid, Parker and Kentucky's Julius Randle are all thought to be freshmen players in the running for top overall pick in the upcoming NBA draft.
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