This is where Landry Shamet feels the most comfortable.
It's not a place, but rather a state: The struggle for Shamet to gain the respect he believes he's earned on the basketball court.
Once again, Shamet is being forced to prove skeptics wrong. He embraces the challenge. After all, he went from an under-the-radar recruit at an overlooked high school in Kansas City to signing with Wichita State, then recovered from injuries to both of his feet in college to develop into an NBA prospect.
Now, after declaring for the NBA Draft after his redshirt sophomore season at WSU despite an uncertain future, Shamet is facing doubts again.