CJ McCollum was having a stellar NBA season. The Portland Trail Blazers guard was on an All-Star trajectory before injuring his foot against the Atlanta Hawks on Jan. 16, averaging 26.7 points and five assists per game while shooting 44.1% from three. All of those were career highs for McCollum. He was simply on another level prior to breaking his foot.
Now he’s back after missing almost two months, returning in the midst of one of the strangest seasons in NBA history. The second half of the season looks to be a cluttered mess with seemingly a million games packed into a few months.