Forgive Sonny Wilson if he wasn’t in the Christmas spirit on Dec. 23.
The University of Toledo freshman point guard had just scored zero points, attempted only a single shot, and dished out two assists in 15 minutes, his second-fewest of the season, in a loss at West Virginia.
The Rockets dropped to 6-6 on the season, a startling record despite the difficult nonconference schedule. One of the biggest takeaways of the first two months was that Wilson, pegged by some as the preseason Mid-American Conference freshman of the year front-runner, had underwhelmed and underperformed.
A lot has changed in the New Year.