Hofstra Star Is Warriors' Latest Lightly Used Point Guard A player at least partly responsible for Linsanity was back in the New York metropolitan area Saturday. Charles Jenkins, the Golden State Warriors draft pick who was signed the same day the team waived Jeremy Lin, returned to Hofstra, his alma mater, to be honored as the basketball program's career leading scorer. When Jenkins was last featured on The Quad, he spoke of his professional expectations for this season, including what he could contribute to an N.B.A. squad. As fate would have it, he is now in almost the exact position Lin was in last season, on the same team and playing sparingly behind more established point guards. His minimal game action might be the result of an unusual circumstance, however. "The lockout was tough," Jenkins said, referring to the 2011 labor dispute that shut down the N.B.A. until December. A lot of rookies were just thrown into it without the time they normally would have. Jenkins essentially had to improvise in the elongated off-season, not getting the benefit of organized team activities. He spent a good portion of that time living with Kemba Walker, the former UConn star and a fellow N.B.A. rookie. "We spent most of that time working out and hanging out, basically," Jenkins said. We stayed in the gym and we stayed active. He also worked out with Lin a few times, and expressed little surprise about the way things have turned for the new Knicks sensation. "It's the N.B.A.," he said. From the top of the bench to the end of the bench, there's no guy that's a pushover. Everyone comes from great schools where they had to work hard and they had a major role on the team. There's no guys in the N.B.A. that you can say are not good, are not competitive. It's just what you do when you get put in a great situation. For Jeremy, he took advantage. The Knicks gave him an opportunity to be on the floor, and it's working out for the best. I have nothing but the utmost respect for him, and I couldn't be more proud of the way he's playing. So, can we expect Jenkinsanity someday? "That would be great," he said, laughing.