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MIAMI \u2013 As the Miami Heat are dealing with injuries to Tyler Herro, one player who has missed a significant amount of time has been newcomer Andrew Wiggins. After the Heat lost frustratingly to the Milwaukee Bucks, Wiggins spoke to the media to provide an update on his recovery and possible timeline.Wiggins has missed the last five games with a hamstring injury which is just one of the handful of issues he has been dealt with since coming to Miami via the blockbuster trade that sent Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors. With four contests left in the regular season, Wiggins would say that he \u201chopefully\u201d is back in this upcoming week.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully in the next couple games I can find my way back on the court,\u201d Wiggins said.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old has usually been a durable player in his career, but with the Heat, has missed 13 games in total which includes the aforementioned hamstring issue, an ankle injury, a lower leg problem, and even was absent due to a stomach illness. The last he played was on March 27 against the Atlanta Hawks as besides saying the current issue had been \u201clingering\u201d, Wiggins spoke how \u201cfrustrating\u201d it has been.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has definitely been frustrating just because I want to be out there playing with the guys and just fighting. I feel like this is a newer thing for me,\u201d Wiggins said. \u201cI feel like usually I play a lot of games throughout the season. Being hurt sucks. But we have a great training staff here, great physical therapy guys here. So they\u2019re just getting me right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heat’s Andrew Wiggins doesn’t see injury as a \u201cmajor setback\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The constant conversation surrounding Wiggins has been his comfortability with the Heat since it’s a new team and while the production on the court has been good, the injuries have acted as many hurdles in his path. However, Wiggins doesn’t look at it as a \u201cmajor setback,\u201d instead he’s been putting in work behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t think it\u2019s a major setback just because I\u2019m able to watch and observe the team and kind of have a view of what\u2019s going on,\u201d Wiggins said. \u201cI feel like when I come back, I\u2019ve been putting in a lot of work with what I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI believe in myself and the team\u2019s been rolling,\u201d Wiggins continued. \u201cSo just being out there and trying to contribute to winning and do whatever the team needs me to do, I think I\u2019ll be in a good spot.\u201d<\/p>\n

In good news for Wiggins, he was announced by the team on Sunday as being upgraded to questionable for Monday’s game against the 76ers.<\/p>\n

Erik Spoelstra is proud of how the Heat are playing without key stars<\/strong><\/h2>\n

While Wiggins will be crucial for Miami, especially in terms of the play-in tournament and possibly the playoffs, the team has shown improvement displayed in the six-game winning streak. Even to some degree, the past two losses as said by head coach Erik Spoelstra as he expressed pleasure in how the unit has played minus some key stars.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love the way our team is playing, I love the way we\u2019re competing, I love not making excuses for guys out,\u201d Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said defiantly after the defeat. \u201cThis is a hard-nosed team right now and we just have to stay the course. Nothing has really dramatically changed. We want to win as many as we can going down the stretch. But, yeah, obviously this was a tough one.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re talking about Niko being out, Wiggs being out, Tyler being out and our guys are not going to give up any inch of ground,\u201d Spoelstra said after Saturday\u2019s defeat.<\/p>\n

At any rate, Miami is now 35-43 which puts them 10th in the Eastern Conference as the team next faces the 76ers on Monday night.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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