I think we're just beating a dead horse. This has the tell-tale signs of a young man with a mental health crisis. If that is so, then his taking time off is completely legitimate. It's not being soft. It's not bad character. It's a real condition that doesn't get clear up in a couple of weeks. A less likely scenario is a substance abuse problem. That is also a mental health crisis, but with a complicating volitional factor. Regardless, it's a real condition that needs to be addressed. The only legitimate reason fans would have to be upset with him is if he were to simply being thin skinned about criticism over his fall-off in play last year. At that point we could say, "Suck it up, buttercup."

Additionally, he should absolutely be forthcoming with the organization. Not to do so for any of the above reasons is inexcusable.

Other than that, I wish him well and hope things get sorted for him.

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