Doug McDermott played 22 regular-season games with the Thunder after arriving via trade with Chicago in February. [PHOTO BY SARAH PHIPPS, THE OKLAHOMAN]

Sometimes Doug McDermott loses himself.

Driving through Oklahoma City, the Thunder forward will switch off his GPS and rely on instinct to find his way back to his home near downtown.

It's a way for McDermott to see new parts of the city, to get a feel for neighborhoods and side streets.

“I always just try to find the one big building,” McDermott said in an interview last week. “Whenever I see Devon Tower, I'm like, ‘OK, I just need to head that way.'”