“I woke up to a barrage of text messages from a bunch of buddies, so this morning I just tried to find the highlights,” he said. “Unbelievable story. Only he can do what he’s done over the last three years – coming back from in the early hours of that injury, just hoping that he was going to be able to keep his leg to a two and a half to three-year rehab process to get back. It started with just wanting to be able to have a normal, functioning leg, and have a normal life to now becoming a guy that can go play. You can see last night, he’s back to doing the things that he’s able to do. He’s special. Inside the white lines, he’s got great command, great presence, and has unbelievable play-making ability, and you guys saw that last night. It’s special, unbelievable to see him and be able to watch.”
