Wiseman discovering his super powers fast

The Warriors have not had a player this talented since Stephen Curry.

And while it’s undue pressure to say that James Wiseman will change the sport, there could be a time where the Warriors’ center, like Curry, can do whatever it is he wants on a basketball court. Given his current trajectory, that time might not be far away.

Sometimes it’s an excuse. Sometimes it’s a compliment.

But Wiseman really is only 19 years old, and the start to his NBA career is going better than even the most ardent optimist could have imagined.

I wasn’t around for the early days of Curry’s Warriors tenure, but those who were speak about them the same way I talk about my puppy or others, their children. There’s a glee in their voice as they discuss the milestones of Curry’s early career — the nights that he figured out each of his many super powers.

Yes, the championships and MVPs are fun, but for my money, the origin story is always for the best movie in the series. And seeing the little moments that built into something big — that’s the fun stuff.

The big man from Nashville is providing plenty of those moments in his first few games.

No, he’s not closing games yet, and coaches and veterans have taken advantage of his youthful ignorance, too, but every night, Wiseman has done something that has wowed me. It’s the little things too. Every game, there has been a subtle moment where it’s evident that he learned from a recent mistake.

Wiseman is already a better player than he was a week ago, a month ago. I can’t even fathom how much better he’ll be at the end of the season if he continues to grow at this rate.

So here’s the part where I do the mea culpa: I was wrong.

Boy, was I wrong. I thought it prudent for the Warriors to avoid taking a big man with the No. 2 overall pick. A center wouldn’t provide enough value, I argued, in an NBA that is becoming more and more perimeter oriented by the day.

While I maintain that the center position isn’t what it used to be even a few years ago — that this is a wing league, through and through — I was wrong in thinking that Wiseman was just any other center. Sunday night I saw a 7-footer