Karl-Anthony Towns, C, Minnesota

When: This week’s Post player of the week takes us to uncharted waters— to a rookie. Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns rose to the top and takes home the award for the evaluation period of March 19-25.

What’s up: In three games, Towns averaged 25.7 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.7 blocks per game. He shot 59.6 percent from the field and was dominant all week, leading the Timberwolves to wins in two of the three games.

Background: The only thing more impressive than the numbers themselves was the consistency at which he arrived at them. Towns scored 24, 26 and 27 points in the three games. He grabbed 11, 11 and 10 rebounds in the three contests. He shot 57 percent from the field twice and 64.7 percent in the other contest. There haven’t been wild swings in his play all season long as he has done nothing but validate over and over again why hewas theNo. 1 overall pick in last year’s NBA draft.

Dempsey’s take: With all due respect to those sifting through numbers to make the rookie of the year race somewhat close, it isn’t. Towns is the runaway leader and essentially has been from Day One. We just all needed to see him blossom to etch it in stone. Towns has dazzled this season, and there’s no reason to think that he won’t follow up this season’s rookie of the year award with All-NBA teams and maybe even a league MVP in future seasons. He’s that good. And he’s only getting better.