With Steph Curry sidelined, here are some players on the Warriors roster that need to step up and pick up the slack.
Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins, seen in a March 8 game against the Los Angeles Clippers, needs to rediscover the form that made him an All-Star soon in order to make up the loss of Stephen Curry.
Andrew Wiggins needs to find the form that made him an All-Star starter sooner rather than later. For the month of March, as of Tuesday afternoon’s statistics, Wiggins is scoring just 14.4 points per game on 40.4% shooting from the field, 30.6% from beyond the arc and an abysmal 50% from the free-throw line. Wiggins was benefiting the Warriors by evolving out of the volume scorer he was in Minnesota and relying more on his teammates to get him open looks.
Klay Thompson’s attempt to get more of his baskets from the mid-range is finally starting to pay dividends. He’s made pull-ups and turnarounds from right around the free-throw area a significant part of his game, as he can’t really get to the rim or fly around screens on the perimeter the way he could before his injuries. After a rocky start, those shots are finally starting to fall. The Warriors are going to need those shots to keep going up and going in down the stretch.