Warriors’ Draymond Green sees benefits of time off

Draymond Green has transformed himself from a second-round draft pick into the reigning Defensive Player of the Year through an unyielding will. More than any physical trait, what separates Green is his ability to outwork the competition. Sitting out five of six games, including the past four in a row, with a sore right shoulder gnawed at one of the NBA's most competitive players. Now that he is poised to return Friday night against the Lakers, Green sees the benefits of his extended hiatus. "We've been to the Finals three years in a row, played in the Olympics," Green said. "You try to push through it, you can only do that for so long until you can't anymore.