Thunder journal: Schroder shakes off rust in return to Atlanta

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, left, drives to the basket past Oklahoma City's Dennis Schroder during the first half of Tuesday's game at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. [AP PHOTO]ATLANTA — A lot has changed for Dennis Schroder in a year.

The last time he suited up for the Atlanta Hawks, the arena he spoke to the media in on Tuesday had a different name. He had a gold patch in his hair, which has made a few appearances this season as a streak of gold or blue as Schroder has taken his place in the Thunder lineup.

Those accents have shown up less in Oklahoma City. What's shown up instead is Schroder's enhancement of the Thunder's lineup and his desire to win, the latter of which was missing at…