TUALATIN – In just his third season in the league, Skal Labissiere played in nine games for Portland after the Trail Blazers traded for him in February of this year. He averaged 3.4 points and 2.1 rebounds in seven minutes per game.

After Wednesday’s Summer League practice, the 6-foot-11 power forward admitted he was working on “everything” this offseason when it comes to his game.

“Be more consistent with making shots and finishing with my left… It’s a lot more mental for me," Labissiere said. "I’ve been watching a lot of film, just learning."

For his career, Labissiere has posted decent numbers, averaging 7.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.0 assists, while shooting 48 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from deep.

As he heads into his fourth year and first full season with the Blazers, Labissiere is trying to stay in the moment and be prepared if his number is called.

“Whatever happens I’m just going to keep working and be ready for my opportunity when it shows up,” Labissiere said.

Labissiere will have the chance to “keep working” with a familiar face this season. The youngster is reuniting with veteran Anthony Tolliver after the Blazers signed Tolliver in free agency this week.

“He was my vet when I was a rookie in Sac,” Labissiere said. “He’s a great guy, very consistent. He comes in every day and works really hard, that’s one of the things I got to pick up from him -- how to be a professional. Even though he’s a vet, he’ll always come in and stay after practice and just put up a lot of shots, just work on his craft, just shots he knows he was going to get in games.”

Tolliver also spoke fondly of Labissiere on Wednesday after the Blazers officially announced his signing.

“He was a guy that I took under my wing,” Tolliver said. “We’ve actually kept in touch over the last few years. I’m looking forward to continuing [to mentor] him as well.”

Through the first two days of Summer League practice, Labissiere has been working closely with Trail Blazers Video Coordinator and Player Development Coach Jonathan Yim.

With a big smile on his face, Labissiere described his “great relationship” with Coach Yim.

“Yim has been on me a lot, just being pushing me since I’ve been here, you know, before games we’d do a lot of work, handle work, and when we are here for practice, he’s just been pushing me,” Labissiere said.

“You can tell he really cares about this, so I like to be around people like that,” Labissiere added.

There is a question mark, however, surrounding Labissiere’s playing time at Summer League.

The 23-year-old sprained his right shoulder after getting hit during a mini-camp scrimmage a few weeks ago.

“We’ll see,” was Labissiere’s answer to the question of will he play at Summer League.“I’ve just been doing a lot of rehab."

The injury is almost a blessing in disguise though. Labissiere has felt like he needed to work on his non-dominant hand, and the sprain in his right shoulder has forced him to put his left hand to the test.

“With my right I haven’t been doing a whole lot, I’ve been working on my left a lot, just learning how to go left. I think that was one of my weaknesses so, me and Yim, and one of my trainers, we’ve just been just working on my left – passing with my left, finishing, jump hooks, floaters, all that stuff,” Labissiere said.

Even if the young forward doesn’t step foot on the court in Las Vegas, Labissiere's goals with Portland remain the same.

“To just keep learning… See what the coaches are wanting. They’re trying some new stuff out in Summer League. Just kind of have an idea of what they want, what they’re looking for,” Labissiere said.