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Michigan's Moritz Wagner having time of his life in NCAA tournament

Moritz Wagner discusses his journey from Germany to Michigan, one day before the Wolverines meet Florida State in the Elite Eight in Los Angeles. Recorded Friday, March 23. Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press

LOS ANGELES — The adjustment hasn't been as easy as Moritz Wagner made it look. But it has been pretty close.

Three years ago, when he was a skinny 18-year-old from Germany, Wagner flew some 4,200 miles away from home to begin the life he had been dreaming about.

"The first couple weeks (in 2015), that summer was rough," Wagner recalled.