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Jayson Williams: I was a 'coward' for covering up the Gus Christofi incident

Former NBA All-Star Jayson Williams says he was “being a coward” when he tried covering up the drunken “terrible accident” in which he shot his limousine driver to death, he tells Sports Illustarted's Jon Wertheim in a new 60 Minutes Sports interview.

Williams says that night still bothers him and he is currently spending time in a Florida rehab facility to try and stay sober.

In 2002, Gus Christofi was Williams' driver and was invited to the NBA players' mansion after the night out. hired to drive Williams and his friends around on a boozy night of fun in 2002.