MIAMI — Before Miami Heat guard Jimmy Butler began his first postgame interviews of the regular season, he made sure to give a shout-out to rookie Tyler Herro.



As Herro was finishing his interview and laughing with a few reporters, Butler yelled from across the locker room: “You played good, Tyler. But it was just one game. Back to work.”



From afar, Butler has sent similar congratulatory messages to each teammate who has led Miami in scoring during the team’s 3-1 start. He missed the opening three games due to the birth of his daughter, and he was upstaged by Herro and Goran Dragic in his Heat debut in Tuesday night’s 112-97 victory over the Atlanta Hawks at AmericanAirlines Arena.



That Butler was so content suggests he is in a happy place and knows his time will come.



“All good things,” Butler said of his early experiences in the Heat organization. “Obviously, I’m a father, but I’m blessed...