SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For the second year in a row, the Golden State Warriors entered the playoffs on the verge of finally being a whole team again.
Last season, it was their best player who was returning. This season, it was their X factor. Andrew Wiggins made his return Saturday night in Game 1 of the Warriors' first-round series against the Sacramento Kings, giving Golden State back what it considers the missing piece to its puzzle despite the Game 1 loss. «When you go through all the decisions to put a roster together, all of the pieces have to fit,» Stephen Curry said. «He's a big part of everything we do.
When you go into a season, you want to be as fully healthy as possible because that's the way all the pieces are meant to fit.
We haven't had it for a very long time and we tried to hold down the fort. Now we have that look back.» Saturday was Wiggins' first game since Feb.