"I've tried not to think about that, but we miss him on a daily basis," Loomis told reporters during a Wednesday morning pre-draft news conference. "The success of the Pelicans, his excitement level would've been off the charts, and having a horse in the Kentucky Derby and all these good things that have happened in the last few weeks. Man, he would have enjoyed all of that so much and I think he gets his greatest enjoyment by seeing how the city reacts to those kinds of things, and so he'll be missed."