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Michigan State basketball's Tyson Walker has come a long way since first NY homecoming

NEW YORK — Tyson Walker’s debut for Michigan State basketball came at a memorable place but with a forgettable first impression.

In what could be his final days — perhaps weeks — as a Spartan, the change in Walker from that Champions Classic loss to Kansas to open last season to who will lead MSU back into Madison Square Garden and the Sweet 16 on Thursday is apparent.

No longer a mid-major player trying to show he belongs at a blueblood, the senior guard from nearby Westbury, New York, is ready to show the Big Apple just how much he’s grown in 16 months.