For the first time in nearly eight years, the Kings took the court without point guard De’Aaron Fox on Sacramento’s roster. Sure, they’ve played games without the star point guard over that span, but this was different.

Kings interim coach Doug Christie knows what it feels like to be traded midseason. That’s because it happened to him, in Sacramento, where he spent the majority of his playing career.

Aaron Wiggins erupted for a career-high 41 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 144-110 victory over the visiting Kings at Paycom Center. Wiggins, who started with Jalen Williams out due to a wrist injury, easily surpassed his previous career high of 28 points and his season average of 9.3 points per game.