The main difference between the freshman of 2011 and the sophomore of 2014 is, instead, the leadership he gained when he stepped away from the gym and put the ball down, when Miller says he immersed himself in an attempt to “really just help people.”
“[I’ve had] a change in perspective,” he said. “I feel a lot more mature, a lot more comfortable playing, there’s an even more enhanced purpose to why I’m playing.”
With the start of the season right around the corner, Miller says he is back where he wants to be: steps away from the familiar red three-point arc on the Lavietes floor and ready to shoot that high-arcing jumper once more.
“I missed it—I missed it a lot,” Miller said. “I think [my mission] rekindled my fire and my hunger to come back and play.”
—Staff writer Juliet Spies-Gans can be reached at juliet.spiesgans@thecrimson.com. Follow her on Twitter @JulietSpiesGans.