Many NBA experts predicted that this year’s NBA draft class would be one of the greatest classes of all time.

The season did not really go as the experts predicted, but the rookies are not at fault for failing to live up to the hype.

Experts couldn’t predict that four of the first seven players chosen in the draft would fall victim to season-ending injuries. Out of the 27 rookies who played in the NBA this season, 13 had injuries or setbacks during the season.

Luckily for Minnesota Timberwolves fans, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 draft, Andrew Wiggins, did not face any injuries during his rookie campaign.

It took Wiggins some time to adapt to the NBA playing style. In the first month of the season, November, he started off at a slower pace but finished off the month strong, winning Western Conference Rookie of the Month.

He went on to win this award four months in a row, losing only in the month of March to Lakers point guard Jordan Clarkson.

Wiggins may have lost the month of March to Clarkson, but it seemed to only have fueled his engine even more.

April has been his most efficient month of basketball in the whole season. Averaging 23.6 points per game, six rebounds, and 4.1 assists, Wiggins is well on his way to earning his fifth Rookie of the Month award.

He is doing more than just out-scoring all other rookies. Wiggins has associated his name with some of the league’s best talent. At the end of the regular season, Wiggins landed himself in the top five scorers at the small forward position, sitting only four spots behind Lebron James.

Andrew Wiggins has obviously lived up to his preseason hype. At this point, he is outdoing the hype.

He is shooting the ball well, getting to the rim, and, most importantly, putting his defenders on a poster with ridiculously athletic slam dunks.

The league will be making one of its worst decisions of the 20th century if he is not awarded NBA Rookie of the Year. Am I biased because I am a Minnesota Timberwolves fan? Yes. But I am a basketball fan too, and I will never deny greatness when I see it.

Wiggins may have been on a team that won only 16 games this season. However, he started every single one of the 82 total games, one of only 10 players who did that this season. He took no days off and competed every night, which is something no other rookie can say.

As the season comes to a close and the Wolves sit with the worst record in the NBA at 16-66, the fans are not upset. They are excited for what’s to come.

There is a bunch of young talent on the team aside from Wiggins. This summer, the Wolves will be adding another young talent as they look to hopefully land the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft.

The Wolves will look to add one of the big names coming out of this year’s draft, either Karl-Anthony Towns or Jahlil Okafor. Both are projected to be All-Stars in the league. Even with the addition of one of these players for next season and the seasons to come, Andrew Wiggins has claimed the Minnesota Timberwolves as his own. Minnesota basketball is no longer messing around.

The future is bright – real bright – in MN.

It is not longer “If Wiggins can do.” It is now “Wiggins will do.” Everyone knows he is the best of his class. He has won Rookie of the Year by a landslide in the majority of basketball fans’ eyes. Personally, I believe he has had the best rookie performance since the 2003 season, Lebron James’ rookie campaign.

Eyes On The Rise.