“I feel like this was a test to see where I was at,” …

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The Americans went 1-1 in the two-game window, including a 123-88 shellacking of Mexico in which Wiseman scored 8 points with three rebounds and two blocks in 15 minutes. He played 25 minutes Thursday against the Dominican Republic (the U.S. lost, which was a stunner) and finished with 11 points and three blocks. Generally, Wiseman moved well on defense and most of his blocks came on recoveries, with him chasing the roll man and then pinning his shot against the boards. The Americans routinely ran plays for him at the rim, but the passes weren’t always there, so it looked to the untrained eye like Wiseman had some trouble catching the ball in traffic. “I feel like this was a test to see where I was at,” Wiseman said. “The torn Achilles stuff is serious, and it’s more of a mental grind than anything, but just being able through that whole process and stay resilient and then like seeing like how I was moving… you usually don’t come back the same, so being able to move really well and be able to feel like myself this week was really important.”

New York Times

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