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Randy Foye sat at the kitchen table of his new Middletown home, ice packs on
both knees following his daily workout. With his feet elevated and resting
on a chair, he enjoyed lunch with some friends, including his girlfriend of
two years, Christine Rivera, manager Chris Champeau, and Mike Nardi, his
former teammate at Villanova University.
The scene could have been plucked from Foye's college days, or even as a
star recruit at East Side High School in Newark, before he hit his first big
payday as an NBA player. He was not sitting in a dorm room or dining hall on
campus, or hanging out with friends at his grandmother's apartment in
Newark, but like Foye has done in every stage of his young life, he has made
himself feel at home in good company.
The 6-foot-4 guard is preparing for his third NBA season with the Minnesota
Timberwolves, one that Foye hopes will have far less turbulence than his
first two. Foye spent the early part of his rookie year fighting for playing
time before settling into regular minutes, and followed his rookie campaign
by missing the first half of his second season with a stress reaction in his
left kneecap. He finished the 2007-08 season by averaging 18.4 points per
game over the final 10 games and hopes to carry that momentum into 2008-09.
