This time last year, Andrew Wiggins was preparing to play for Kansas in the NCAA tournament.
Tonight, he returns home to Toronto to play as a professional for the first time in a game when Ricky Rubio likely will return to the lineup.
He used the term "mind-blowing" to describe all that's happened in the last year, leading to him being the runaway favorite for what he called this morning his ultimate goal this year: Winning Rookie of the Year.
He was asked about all kinds of things by a big media crowd who turned out at the Wolves' morning shootaround.
Of course, somebody asked him about the possibility of returning to Toronto as a free agent someday -- as soon as possible -- to play for the Raptors.
"I love Minnesota," Wiggins said. "They treat me nice up there, so I plan to be there a very, very, very long time."
Rubio said he isn't sure if he'll play tonight, but he'll likely be the only one from among Nikola Pekovic, Kevin Garnett and Gary Neal -- all four didn't play Monday against Brooklyn -- who'll play against the Raptors.
Tonight's game is also the return of fellow former No. 1 overall pick Anthony Bennett, who grew up in Toronto as well, and Wolves assistant coach Sam Mitchell, the former Raptors head coach who will coach tonight's game for Flip Saunders.
