King Mwikuta is one of the original members of Alabama’s No. 1-ranked 2019 recruiting class.

The Lagrange (Ga.) Troup County product chose the Crimson Tide last December and hasn’t looked back since.

Mwikuta returned to Tuscaloosa over the weekend for the Champions Cookout.

“I had so much fun,” he told BamaOnLine. “And really we didn’t even do nothing. I hung out with players and I saw Ms. Terry of course. I was happy to see her. Coach (Nick) Saban, he was happy to see me over there. Every time I get over there I hate to leave (and come back to Georgia). I hate to leave home. I get homesick.”

“They treat me different from other schools. People don’t try and throw shade. They play together. I love that. I don’t like nobody that just tries to doubt all the other schools. They just play football and I love that.”

This weekend’s turnout was modest compared to the month of June that saw a good majority of Alabama’s top targets make their way to Tuscaloosa.

“I’m trying to recruit,” Mwikuta said. “Pierce (Quick), he can recruit like a coach. We’re just trying to get as many people as we can and that we know aren’t going to change up or anything like that. We’re starting to recruit 2020 now.”

While Mwikuta is recruited as an outside linebacker, he will offer up his services on the inside need be considering it’s a major position of need.

“At my high school now I play both outside and inside,” he said. “I think we need more inside ‘backers. If they need me to play I’m always up for it. Whatever they need me to do I’ll do it to the best of my abilities.”

When asked to describe his commitment status, Mwikuta gave a percentage number that’s too long to even try to type — it reached way beyond the trillion mark. It seems almost trivial to ask the 4-star ‘backer that question at this point.

Earlier this year Mwikuta said he would still probably take an official visit to Miami — his dream school — but now that’s not likely something that’s going to happen.

“I might just take my official visit to Alabama and call it a day,” Mwikuta said. “I don’t want to go through all that trouble with my grandma.”

At 6-foot-4, 232 pounds, Mwikuta is rated the No. 7 outside linebacker and the No. 115 overall player in the country, per the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings.