It's now been just over two weeks since Nikola Jokic left the Denver Nuggets' rotation while he recovers from a hyperextended knee. In his absence, Peyton Watson has been showing out and proving to the rest of the world that he's the kind of difference-maker Nuggets fans already knew he was.
Many were quick to condemn Denver after Jokic went down, saying that there's no way this offense could survive without him and thinking that Jamal Murray would have to go supernova for this team to win games consistently. But Watson has quickly altered the conversation, putting up impressive scoring performances and proving that he's up to the challenge.