Andrew Wiggins Is on a Mission

This article originally appeared on VICE Sports Canada.

After breaking his career high for points in a game—twice, in the last week alone—Andrew Wiggins is raising the bar for himself quicker than he can set it.

One Andrew Wiggins was better than five Lakers as the Canadian kid equaled the entire Los Angeles starting lineup in scoring while delivering a career-high 47 points in a 125-99 Timberwolves win on Sunday.

The 2014 first overall pick—the second Canadian to go No. 1 after Anthony Bennett was selected with the top pick in 2013—shattered his previous career high of 36 points, which was set just five days prior on Tuesday night against the Brooklyn Nets.

A Canadian player hasn't put up a performance like Wiggins did on Sunday since Steve Nash threw down 48 points in Game 4 of the 2005 Western Conference semifinals against the Dallas Mavericks. Nash, who was born in South Africa but moved to Saskatchewan at a young age, is by far Canada's most decorated player of all time. Putting up 17,000 points, 10,000 assists over 1,200 career games, Nash was an eight-time NBA all-star, two-time MVP and one of the greatest guards to ever play in the league.

Now, Wiggins is trying to establish himself as one of the best swingmen in the Association.

In less than a week, his career high for points went from 30 to 47, as he went 14-for-21 from the field and 17-of-22 from the line. The 21-year-old is averaging 34 points and shooting nearly 48 percent from the field in his last five games.

All young stars have their breakout season, and the 2015 Rookie of the Year is poised to make 2016-17 his. Through nine games, Wiggins is averaging 26.3 points, which is up almost seven points from his career average of 19.2. The main factor for the improvement in scoring is his improved shooting efficiency, especially from beyond the arc. Wiggins is hitting a mind-blowing 54.8 percent of his attempts from three-point land, a massive improvement on his career average of 32.6 percent, and the top mark in the league. His overall efficiency is up as well, going nearly 48 percent from the field so far, compared to his 45.1-percent career average.

The Timberwolves, stacked with young talent, are turning to Wiggins more than ever before, as his 30.8 usage percentage is his highest mark in three seasons, placing him 12th in the NBA. He has the best true-shooting percentage of his career (58.5) and his player efficiency rating of 21.5 is well above the personal-best 16.5 he put up last season.

Wiggins, after facing some criticism for not playing for Canada at the FIBA Olympic qualifier in the summer, is on a mission, and we saw him at his best last night.

"I think he's just scratching the surface," Minnesota coach Tom Thibodeau said. "I think he can do a lot more."

The thought of Wiggins improving more and more as he progresses through his third season is an exciting one for most basketball fans, and a terrifying one for anyone in the NBA trying to game plan against him and the upstart T-wolves this season.