Dwight Howard’s career trajectory took a sharp decline after his first stint with the Lakers. He’s played with five teams in the past five seasons, and each stop had its share of Dwight Howard Is Rejuvenated headlines that didn’t exactly pan out.

This second stop with the Lakers, though, feels different. Not because Howard has been lighting up the stat sheet — he hasn’t been — but he’s finally acting like a player who knows his role on a team and knows how to take care of himself as a 34-year-old.

He’s no longer the player who needed medical intervention because he was eating 24 candy bars a day. Speaking after the Lakers’ 118-112 win against the Bulls on Tuesday, Howard was asked about being one of the last remaining prep-to-pro players in the league. He answered that question by discussing a newfound focus on health.

He said via The Athletic’s Bill Oram:

“Back then I thought I’d be able to play forever, thought I could eat McDonald’s, chicken wings and honey buns every single day, but I realized as you get older, you’ve got to really take care of your body, you’ve got to listen to your body. “So, my advice for anybody is try to eat as healthy as you can. Health is wealth. A lot of people try to get rich with money, but try to get rich with your body.”

Howard even followed up those comments by going through a quick workout after the game.

Even if the workout was strictly for an Instagram clip, it’s something. His diet and health habits used to be *that* bad. He’s clearly made a change in those habits, and the Lakers are benefiting from an efficient Dwight Howard who has accepted his role as a bench player.