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Pelicans' Zion Williamson says he spent quarantine period relearning fundamentals from 'square one'

For New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson, the time he spent in quarantine made him feel like a kid.

To get ready for the NBA season, Williamson said he worked out with his stepfather, Lee Anderson, when he wasn't rehabbing with Pelicans staffers. Williamson, 20, cherished that time as he tried to to stay as basketball-ready as possible.

"It just felt like I was 5 years old again," Williamson said Friday. "Just went back to square one, tried to get my body where it needs to be, get my fundamentals back to square one and start from there.