“He's come to me plenty of times, especially at the start, when everything was going on. I try to be the person in the middle. I tell him I know what he's saying, but at the same time I can tell him where (his teammates) are coming from, too.”
“Mario is doing good. I talked to him (yesterday). He's not down on himself and none of the players are down on him. I don't think anyone on the team really just thinks he's letting us go or walking away from us. I know Mario better than that. He wouldn't do that.”
“Over the summer coaches told him what they wanted out of him: Get in there and be a point guard, distribute the ball. I think he's done a great job buying into his role.”
“Mario did a good job staying in the gym during his time off and working on his shots by himself. I'm sure he's not too far behind. Whenever he's called on, I'm sure he'll be ready.”
