For seven long weeks, he sat and waited.
No running. No jumping. No playing. No doing anything close to what he loves most.
So who’s to blame Precious Achiuwa for wanting to get all the time back in a hurry, to unleash all that pent up energy on the basketball court all at once?
He hasn’t gone totally frenetic but he has had his moments of chaotic moves that speak to his unbridled enthusiasm for simply playing again and not the measured use of extraordinary athleticism that makes him such an intriguing young prospect.
“I think with his athleticism and just being able to guard a lot of different positions, he played well towards the end of last year and you would like to see him build on that,” Fred VanVleet said Friday.