Winning Wiggins: Warriors All-Star shining in NBA Finals

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Published June 15, 2022 3:26 PM

By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer

BOSTON (AP) — Andrew Wiggins’ critics always focused on what they thought he wasn’t. Not driven enough to be the No. 1 pick in the draft, they said. Just not good enough to be an All-Star starter, they argued. One more victory by the Golden State Warriors and all that will matter is what Wiggins is: an NBA champion. The Warriors have won two straight games to take a 3-2 lead into Game 6 on Thursday, and Wiggins is as big a reason as any. The forward from Canada had 17 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in Game 4, then followed that with 26 points and 13 boards.

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