Andrew Wiggins is back with the Golden State Warriors after he was away to address a personal matter, and Gary Payton II—who was sidelined earlier this season after the reigning champions acquired him via trade from the Portland Trail Blazers—praised the organization's approach to the situation.
Tim Kawakami of The Athletic shared Payton's comments:
"This organization, it's a player-first organization. They want to make sure we're mentally and physically ready to come to work and do what we've gotta do. Wigs was gone for a period of time for Wigs' reasons and they didn't press him or push him to come back and get ready to play.