RJ Barrett grew up watching Andrew Wiggins in Canada.
“He’s a legend back home,” Barrett said.
In their first NBA matchup, Barrett showed his time has come as he upstaged Wiggins in leading the New York Knicks to a 119-104 rousing win on the road.
Barrett set the tone for the rout with 14 points of his career-high 28 points in the opening quarter.
Wiggins finished with 17 points and a team-worst plus/minus -18.
But more than Barrett’s scoring explosion, the Knicks flaunted their league’s top defense holding the Warriors to just 38 percent from the field and limiting them to 9-of-38 from three.