D-Will hearts NY
Derrick Williams is feeling good about himself these days. The 24-year-old forward has quieted much of the talk that he wasn't a legit NBA player by finding a concrete role in the Knicks' rotation. His defense remains terrible, but his rebounding numbers are up, and he's sporting a positive assist-to-turnover ratio for the first time in his career. And March might have been his best month yet -- in 15 games he averaged 9.8 points on 48.2% shooting (40.9% from three!!!).
The former No. 2 overall pick reflected on the rough start to his career, the steps he took to fix some of the holes in his game, and his thoughts on the future with Dan Feldman of NBC Sports:
"There's a reason why I went so high in the draft," Williams said.