Aside from leading the Spurs to a 115-111 Game 3 victory against the\u00a0Knicks Monday night, Victor\u00a0Wembanyama has been spending his days in\u00a0the Big Apple wisely \u2014 namely, by unwinding and finding artistic\u00a0clarity at one of Manhattan’s most exclusive parks.<\/p>\n
Here’s how Wemby has been unwinding his mind during his off time in New York City.<\/p>\n
According to a clip filmed Sunday and re-posted<\/a> by multiple social media outlets, the Spurs’ center spent some time sketching a statue of legendary 19th-century Shakespearean actor, Edwin Booth, while sitting beside his sister at Gramercy Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n The task of drawing from life, which inherently requires intentional\u00a0observation and movement<\/a>, may have helped him center his energy before diving into Monday night’s game. In a post-game interview<\/a> after Friday night’s home-turf\u00a0matchup, Wemby said he said he was “still very blurry” after a narrow 105-104 loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n “That’s the\u00a0whole problem,” he added. “I need to have more poise, more control\u00a0over the game.”\u00a0<\/p>\n The Spurs’ star player clearly executed on those directives Monday night, helping build an early lead and finishing with 32 points, multiple rebounds, blocks and assists in what was arguably his most dominant performance of the series.\u00a0<\/p>\n When asked about what changed with “late game execution” between Game 2 and Game 3,\u00a0Wemby kept his answer short.<\/p>\n “Less mistakes, more control,” he said. “It’s the little things. We were more serious. Less mistakes. Less turnovers… Defense fuels offense, and vice versa.”<\/p>\n