Barnes announced earlier this month he had tested positive for the virus. His mother and wife also had the virus, and his wife had the most severe symptoms out of all three, he told CNN. “Just seeing her go through that process was scary,” he said. “It definitely put things in perspective and now that we’ve been through it, I encourage everybody else to take Covid very seriously.” Barnes says he’s symptom-free and he hasn’t felt any lingering health effects from the virus and has been feeling “great” since he began working out again ahead of the season. “Thankfully, I’ve been able to put it behind me,” he said.