Wayzata's Christian Wiggins scores two of his 31 points to lift the Trojans over Hopkins for the Class 4A, Section 6 championship on March 11 in Minnetonka. (Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

New Gophers men’s basketball coach Niko Medved’s initial act to establish himself locally in recruiting was to target someone different than his predecessor.

Medved’s first scholarship offer to a Minnesota high school recruit went out Sunday to Wayzata junior Christian Wiggins, who announced it on social media after talking with the Gophers.

Wiggins, the state’s No. 1 player in the 2026 class by 247Sports and Prep Hoops, did not previously have an offer from the Gophers under former coach Ben Johnson.

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