Jayson Williams Calls Himself ‘Coward’ For Covering Up Shooting

Jayson Williams (left) listens to his attorney, Billy Martin, during jury selection at the Somerset County Courthouse on Feb. 9, 2004, in Somerville, New Jersey. (Photo by Kathy Johnson-Pool/Getty Images)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…