NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Former NBA All-Star Jayson Williams has called himself a “coward” for his cover-up of the drunken accidental shooting death of a limo driver in 2002.
Williams shot driver Gus Christofi when handling a shotgun in his home. He served time in prison and discusses the shooting in Tuesday night’s edition of “60 Minutes Sports” on Showtime. The interview airs at 8 p.m.
A late first-round pick in 1990, Williams played for the Philadelphia 76ers and retired from the New Jersey Nets after breaking his leg during a game in 1999.
As CBS2’s Steve Overmyer reported, Williams reveals in the Showtime interview that the one thing he’s asking for is what he hasn’t given himself: forgiveness.