He still wears a big wrap on his left knee. But just five weeks after surgery to repair a torn ACL, Zach LaVine is moving around well. Surprisingly well. Well enough that Ricky Rubio and Brandon Rush, two Timberwolves teammates who have been through the same thing, are somewhat stunned.
“It seems like he didn’t have surgery,’’ Rubio said. “He’s shooting already. He’s a freak athlete, and you can tell the way he’s recovering.’’
Meeting with reporters for the first time since the Feb. 3 injury in Detroit, and 36 days after Feb. 14 surgery, LaVine talked Wednesday about getting over the emotion of the injury, and his determination to come back stronger than ever.