I'm with you. The people who seem to have disdain towards him because they don't think he will have success in the NBA, I don't get. If you really feel that way and don't think he will porogress past what he has shown, why not get all the money you can while it is there for you? If he is hearing he will be a Mid-to-late first rounder, go get that money young fella.
I love both guys and am sad to see either of them leave.
But I do agree, this is a special situation with THT being so young. He has to go, I don't think he has any choice really. There is tremendous risk in coming back. Maybe more than going pro.
Look at it from THT shoes. You just averaged 20 minutes a game the last 3 games (yes he was so bad you couldn't have him out there but I doubt he sees it that way), you can't risk that happening next year. You can't risk replacing Cameron Lard in the doghouse and you can't risk what happened to Wiggs this year. You just saw Wiggs benched for having a sore foot and getting his minutes cut dramatically, and seeing two way less talented guys play in front of him. I don't see this as a difficult decision at all for THT.
This way, you get on a team that is vested in developing you and finding minutes, even if it is the G league. The G league is not a purgatory sentence anymore.
Honestly, I think Wiggs could have a Carson Edwards type of year if he came back, he has that ability and a similar game, but I don't think Coach Prohm would ever allow him to play like that anyway. I can see where the G-league would be a good option for Wiggs as well.