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The roots of an offensive resurgence can be traced to Andrew Wiggins. Bill Self can admit this now, now that Wiggins is in his second NBA season and destined for All-Star games and All-NBA accolades. The Kansas offense is humming again, the ball movement crisper, the efficiency higher, and Self can point to lessons learned two seasons ago, when he teetered away from a long-held philosophy.
“I think the offense is flowing better,” Self says, standing inside Allen Fieldhouse on a December afternoon.
But first, a story: Two years ago, in the summer of 2013, Wiggins arrived at Kansas as the most heralded recruit in decades.