There were questions about his commitment and work ethic and whether a teenager’s astounding athleticism would translate into NBA success.

Questions answered.

Andrew Wiggins, the Vaughn, Ont., native who was the most-hyped Canadian basketball player ever, will be named the NBA’s rookie of the year Thursday, according to sources and various reports, becoming the first Canadian to ever win the award.

YOUR CALL!

The six-foot-seven swingman, who averaged 16.9 points per game with the Minnesota Timberwolves, beat out the likes of Philadelphia’s Nerlens Noel, Chicago’s Nikola Mirotic and Orlando’s Elfrid Payton to win the award, voted on by a panel of writers and broadcasters who regularly cover the league.

Aside from is statistics, the fact Wiggins averaged nearly 40 minutes a game and played in all 82 Timberwolves games was most impressive. His play and contribution improved each month of the season and he never hit the proverbial “rookie wall.”

“It’s a tough league. It’s hard to play every game,” Wiggins told reporters at the end of the season. “I feel proud of that.”

He averaged 19.1 points per game after Jan. 1 and in his final 13 games of the season, he scored 23.3 points, dished out 3.5 assists and took 10 free throws per game.

It was a tumultuous ride for Wiggins. He was chosen first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in last June’s draft but never as much as practised with them; he was the centerpiece of a blockbuster trade that sent Kevin Love from Minnesota to Cleveland.

“I don’t even know who else would be in the conversation (for the award),” Golden State coach Steve Kerr told reporters in February. “He’s going to be an all-star. He’s a terrific player, a good talent, and it looks like he’s figuring out the NBA game. He’s really going to be a good player.”

The 20-year-old is the son of former NBAer Mitchell Wiggins and Canadian track Olympian Marita Payne. He has said he plans to play for the Canadian national team this summer, most likely at the 2016 Olympic qualifier in Monterrey, Mexico beginning in late August.

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