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Saquon Barkley looks to rediscover 2018 version of himself during bye week

Saquon Barkley said he will use the bye to find himself.

The self who won Offensive Rookie of the Year a season ago and was among the league’s leading (and most exciting) running backs, not the one who was held to one rushing yard in 13 carries against the Jets in his last outing.

“Have that mindset that, no matter what happened in the first half of the season or what happened last week, that I’m the best player on the field and when I touch the ball I make things happen,” he said on Tuesday. “I’m gonna get back to that.