"Chris Singleton was selected by the Wizards with the 18th overall pick in this spring's NBA draft. In the second of a series, Singleton shares with The Washington Times' Carla Peay his thoughts on an NBA dream put on hold and his plans for the lockout.

I'm hanging out in D.C. right now, getting in some workouts. Dray [Andray Blatche] gave me a call and I came to town so we can all work out together. So far, it's going good.

We work out in the morning, and in the evenings, we play pick-up ball with some of the local guys. We're playing in Columbia. Just the players; we're not really trying to draw a crowd. We have work to do.

I am really impressed so far with the attitude I see from Dray. He said that last year, some of the guys on the Wizards acted like a bunch of kids, but now it's time for everyone to grow up. I was glad to hear him say that.

I think Dray knows he got some of that criticism in the past, but he's talking like he's really ready for all that to change. I think he's trying to prove that he's ready to take on more of a leadership role by organizing these workouts. He's the one who put all this together."