Kadary Richmond slowly but surely showing he can be one of one for St. Johns

NASSAU, Bahamas — It’s coming, slowly but methodically. Kadary Richmond is getting there.He’s showing glimpses of the dominant figure he was at Seton Hall.

There was the more aggressive performance in a win over New Mexico, his clutch play to force multiple overtimes in the loss to No.13 Baylor before cramps shut him down for the second extra session, and his efficient effort in the blowout of Virginia. “Starting to get comfortable picking my spots,” the 6-foot-6 lead guard said on Saturday, as St.

John’s prepared to face Georgia on Sunday to end this challenging trip to The Bahamas.“I’m playing with a lot of talented guys who also have the ball in their hands, so just adjusting to that.” Over the last three games, Richmond is averaging 13.3 points, 5.3 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 steals, numbers more along the lines of how he performed a year ago.

He’s been more assertive at both ends of the floor, not as passive as he was out of the gate, finding the right balance between getting his teammates involved and taking charge himself. “He’s one of one,” teammate Aaron Scott said.“He’s an All-American for a reason.

Nobody can really guard him one-on-one.He makes everybody around him better.

That’s what a point guard is supposed to do. “That’s Kadary — he’s going to step it up when it’s time to step it up.” This is obviously still new for the All-American — new teammates, new coaching staff, new school.He’s never been surrounded by so much talent at this level.

Everything ran through him at Seton Hall.That doesn’t have to be the case for No.

22 St.John’s to be successful.

He’s sharing ballhandling duties with another point guard, Deivon Smith, and sometimes is playing off the ball. “It was rough because we really didn’t get much practice reps together because we were switching teams and stuff,” Richmond said.“But once we kept it consistent and started playing with each other more, I feel it’...