Towns showing more maturity, mending relationships

[Klomp]

But after Towns went through so many personal trials with the loss of his mother and other loved ones to COVID-19 over the last two years, and after his on-court progress was slowed by wrist and knee injuries while the Wolves struggled to stay competitive after Thibodeau’s ouster, the 26-year-old started to focus more on what the Wolves accomplished with Thibs and Butler rather than how poorly it ended.

“I remember after we played the Knicks (last season) pulling Thibs to the side,” Towns said in September. “I said ‘I just want to let you know I forgive you.’ There’s not bad blood. One day let’s just go get dinner. Let’s just chill. We don’t have to worry about the business side, let’s just work on our relationship.”

It was a sign of a player trying to move forward, one who loathed the soap opera side of the league. He knows what the perception is of him in some league circles, and he knows that Thibodeau and Butler played rather large roles in the shaping of that perception. If that ever got to him before, he insists it no longer does.

“There’s no reason to hold on to things that are going to hurt my soul,” he told The Athletic of that overture to Thibodeau. “That was after my mom died and that was after last season. I’ve just been working on being more grateful and always giving people flowers.”

https://theathletic.com/3078860/2022/01/19/wolves-karl-anthony-towns-is-making-an-all-star-push-with-growth-in-his-game-and-peace-in-his-mind/

[shangrila]

I need more context here, because unless Thibs had previously offered an apology that Towns rebuked then KAT just walking up to him and saying "you know what, I forgive you" comes across as more childish than mature.

And especially given the **** consistent tantrums Towns has been having on the court all damn year, I'm not buying any sort of maturation from him. If anything he's getting worse.