Wiggins bought in. He spent more time in Minnesota this summer than in any previous offseason, Saunders says. He was a regular at the Timberwolves facility. Staffers recall Wiggins walking around the gym, mumbling: Gotta get better. The lines of communications were open. There were conversations. “Hard conversations,” says Rosas. Rosas reminded Wiggins of the player he saw in high school, a defensive terror who sprinted out in transition. Saunders challenged Wiggins to rediscover his joy and passion for the game. It wasn’t a one-way street, either. Wiggins wanted answers, too. He wanted to know that the organization still believed in him. He wanted to know he would get opportunities. Opportunities, Rosas and Saunders said, would need to be earned.