Warriors can’t achieve goals until Draymond finds his game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
As losses were piling up mostly due to a sagging defense prone to implosion, the Warriors plodded into the NBA playoff race this month clutching their hopes, holding their breath and awaiting the repairs sure to come.
They found a measure of comfort in a five-word alert: Wait until Draymond comes back.
Draymond Green returned to the Warriors two weeks ago. He’s not yet back, and he conceded as much Sunday after a 123-115 loss to the Wizards at Capital One Arena in Washington.
“You’ve just got to grind your way out of it,” Green said. “Make plays. Impact the game. That’s why I feel like I’ve been terrible. I don’t feel my impact on the game has been what it needs to be and what it normally is. Just got to work your way out of it. That’s what I’m doing. Just chip away at it each time I step on the floor.”
Until Draymond is back, fully fit and finely tuned, the…