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Wiggins reflects on facing T-Wolves for 1st time since trade to Warriors

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After facing the Minnesota Timberwolves for the first time, Golden State Warriors wing Andrew Wiggins made it clear he's much more at ease playing with his current club.

"They're a championship team. It's very positive over here, very positive, everyone's getting along. No egos, nothing like that," Wiggins said postgame about his experience on the Warriors, according to ESPN's Nick Friedell. "Everyone just wants to win. It's just a winning attitude, winning culture, everything is about winning."

Minnesota traded Wiggins and a protected first-round pick to Golden State in exchange for D'Angelo Russell at last season's trade deadline. The former first overall pick has displayed a willingness to buy-in on both sides of the ball with the Warriors, which his teammates have noticed.

"Since he's (Wiggins) been here, he's shown that he's a very capable defender; and he's taking that up a couple of notches this year, which has been great for us. He's really changing the game on that end for us," Warriors forward Draymond Green said following the team's 130-108 win.

Wiggins is averaging 1.6 blocks since joining the Warriors, a noticeable increase from his 0.6 swats per game with the Timberwolves. He's also been more efficient from long range since arriving in the Bay Area, connecting on 40.7% of his 5.1 3-point attempts per game.

The Canadian, who says he'd love to finish his career with the Warriors, said the main difference between his time in Minnesota and Golden State is in the details.

"For sure it's different because everything here is organized," Wiggins added. "You know what you're doing every night, you know what you're getting yourself into, you know the minutes you're going to play, you know your rotation."

Golden State improved its record to 9-8 with the victory over Minnesota, who dropped to a Western Conference-worst 4-12.

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