With the Warriors hobbling through a banal February without their primary pathfinders, the element of player evaluation inches up the priority list. With the limitations of today laid bare, it’s natural for the front office to visualize the team’s needs for tomorrow.It’s also natural for those on the active roster, realizing declining expectations, to begin visualizing their own desires for next season and perhaps beyond.That much is palpable in the effort and performance of De’Anthony Melton, who already has vastly outplayed his $3.45 million player contract option for next season.Each time Melton steps on the court is an opportunity to raise his value, and it’s pointing toward the sky.The latest example came Tuesday night in New Orleans, where Melton again dived into the role of pathfinder – normally reserved for Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler III – in a 113-109 loss to the Pelicans.Melton was in “go mode” from the opening tip. The 6-foot-3 shooting guard led the Warriors in the first quarter with six points in seven minutes and led them again in the fourth quarter with 13 points in nine minutes. In his failed effort...