Andrew Wiggins was fast asleep when news broke that he’d been named an NBA All-Star starter.
Instead of finding out from a tweet by an NBA reporter, Wiggins’ girlfriend, Mychal, and daughter dropped a Woj bomb of their own.
“I was taking my little pregame nap and my girl and my daughter just woke me up and said, 'You're a starter! You're a starter!’ I thought I was dreaming for a second,” Wiggins said after Golden State’s 124-115 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night.
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After the wake-up call from his family, Wiggins dropped 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting to help the Warriors beat his former team.
"It was a good way to learn that I made it to the All-Star, and I'm thankful. I've been putting in a lot of work, and I found a home here. Hopefully I can keep it going.”
Wiggins joins LeBron James, Ja Morant, Nikola Jokic and his Warriors teammate Steph Curry as the five players starting for the Western Conference.
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In 45 games this season, Wiggins is averaging 18.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per contest while shooting a career-high 41.2 percent from outside the arc.
“Hopefully it's not the last one,” Wiggins said of his All-Star nod. “Hopefully we keep going this year and we win a title. That's the next step.”
