The education of Patrick Williams remains very much a work in progress.
The Bulls rookie has had to learn a new offense, how to guard the elite forwards in the game, a new city, and heck, even how to use a snow shovel for the first time.
Thanks to the two-game series just completed with the Knicks, he’s now also learned the art of NBA combat.
Was it a dirty series with New York? Far from it. But was it physical? Very much so.
To the praises of coach Billy Donovan, and Williams’ teammates, not only did the rook learn from it, but embraced it by Game 2.