PORTLAND, Ore. – It was about 40 minutes before Saturday’s game, Josh Okogie said, when coach Tom Thibodeau told him Robert Covington wasn’t going to play because of right knee soreness and Okogie would be seeing significant minutes.
The rookie’s reaction?
“I’m always ready,” he said.
Okogie certainly appeared that way, running around the court like a video game character with an endless supply of stamina in his 26 minutes.
He shot 3-for-5 from the field for just eight points in the Wolves’ 113-105 loss as he tried to pick up the slack on the defensive end with Covington out.