To OKC Thunder fans, Aaron Wiggins will always be seen as a beloved fixture in their championship-winning rotation, and to real ones, known as the man who saved basketball.
With that said, as far as his high-usage early-season role during this title defense campaign is concerned, with less than two weeks separating now and the start of the playoffs, it's more than apparent that he's officially fallen by the wayside with no signs of recapturing it.
At one point, Wiggins was being used as one of Oklahoma City's most trusted go-to scoring weapons, even registering 14.8 points per game on 45.9 percent shooting from the floor and 41.7 percent shooting from deep during the first few weeks of the year.
Unfortunately for him, due to injuries, teammates getting back to full strength, and in-season shakeups, the veteran has fallen a long way since his hot start.
Aaron Wiggins' role with Thunder has seen a major drop-off
After logging 24.0 minutes per game through a little over the first three months of action, following the addition of Jared McCain ahead of the February 5 trade deadline, Wiggins has seen his playing time fall below the 20.0 minutes threshold to 18.9.
With this reduction in action has come a dilution of his once-career-best counting stats, as he's seen mere averages of 7.8 points on 40.1 percent shooting from the floor and a measly 27.2 percent shooting from distance.
Since kicking off the year with 8.8 shot attempts per game, Wiggins has logged north of eight in a game on just four occasions since the beginning of March.
Even during Tuesday night's blowout win over the Los Angeles Lakers -- the first night of a back-to-back, mind you -- the veteran wing only found himself shooting seven times while clocking in with 20 minutes on the court.
Since All-Star Weekend, roughly 40 percent of Wiggins' games have seen him log 15 or fewer minutes, and he's only scored in double-figures on five separate occasions.
With McCain, Isaiah Joe, Ajay Mitchell, and Cason Wallace all emerging during these late stages of the season, it seems they've managed to usurp Wiggins in coach Mark Daigneault's pecking order.
Come playoff time, where rotations are slated to be cut down, barring any unforeseen injuries, this shift may only make the 27-year-old's time on the hardwood even less frequent, making this once lineup lock a mere bench warmer.