Cunningham’s Selection Provides Motivation for Current Cowboys

STILLWATER — Cade Cunningham was the first NBA Draft pick of the Mike Boynton era, but he might not be the only pick for long.

The Detroit Pistons took Cunningham with the first overall pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft with his former Oklahoma State teammates watching back in Stillwater at Eskimo Joe’s.

Avery Anderson, Kalib Boone and Bryce Thompson cheered as Cunningham got his name called and walked across the stage, got his Pistons hat and officially started his professional career. Anderson, Boone and Thompson have all popped up on early 2022 mock drafts.

“It puts a lot of energy in my body to get up and work every day so I can get to that point in my career and hopefully, if not No. 1, at…