Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins and Chicago Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic have been the top two rookies for much of the season. Wiggins has been named the West's Rookie of the Month every month, while Mirotic has made a late-season surge thanks to increased minutes. But Mirotic's only chance at winning the NBA Rookie of the Year award is if he continues his torrid play and Wiggins falters mightily.
Well, nothing Wiggins is doing suggests he's about to hit any kind of wall. We are seeing a young player who is impacting games offensively in a variety of ways -- with skill, craft and athleticism -- that can get even better over time.