Leave it to the boots-wearing, country music-listening cowboy of the Lobos to offer a simple, tough answer to the question most were starting to wonder about the second-year guard.
Xavier Adams, after posting career-highs in points (14), rebounds (five) and minutes played (20) on Wednesday night, was asked how frustrated he had been not seeing more playing time.
“I don’t need to get frustrated. Coach tells me what to do and I go out and do it,” Adams said. “If we’re winning games, it really doesn’t matter. If we’re losing games, it doesn’t matter, because I trust my teammates to do the things they’re capable of doing.