Golden State Warriors: Andrew Wiggins in rough shooting slump

Andrew Wiggins has mostly been a positive for the Golden State Warriors this season, but his recent shooting slump is starting to become a cause for concern. He’s been incredibly inaccurate over the last month and something has to give.

Wiggins began the year shooting the best percentage from deep of his career. Through 20 games, he was hitting 40.6 of more than five 3-point attempts per game. Since then, Wiggins is connecting on only 27.3 percent as his season average has dropped to 34.8.

Andrew Wiggins has been a positive factor for the Golden State Warriors but he needs to break out of this recent shooting slump.

Over his last six games, Wiggins has made just 6-of-28 attempts. He’s still managing to score in most games due to his skills as a slasher, but he was completely shut down against LA – scoring only three points and shooting 1-of-5 from the field.

It’s become clear that Wiggins will never be an elite shot creator for himself. Yet, he’s still a talented scorer and can fill up the stat sheet when he’s in rhythm. The problem? He hasn’t been in rhythm for close to a month.

What’s going wrong for Wiggins? If his past seasons are anything to judge, it’s likely his poor shooting has compounded over the weeks and is hindering his confidence. It’s easy to get stuck in your own head when you’re missing shots and this could be why he hasn’t snapped out of it yet.

This is where the Warriors’ coaching staff and veteran leaders need to step in. Hell, even Kelly Oubre could offer some advice to the struggling Wiggins. He knows better than anybody how to drag himself out of a dry spell from the 3-point line, blossoming into an above 45 percent shooter in recent games.

It’s just like Kobe Bryant once told his teammates “Who cares if you missed your last three shots? I miss three shots in a row every game, keep shooting the damn ball.” The only way to get back on track is to keep shooting with confidence – something Wiggins hasn’t done much in his career.

That is until he joined Golden State. Wiggins’ entire attitude towards the game has shifted since joining the Warriors and this has helped him become a much better defender. The same should happen for his offensive game as he continues to plug away at spacing the floor for Golden State.