Jul 18, 2008 7:08 AM EST

Kings' center Brad Miller vows to rebound after he returns from a five-game suspension to start the season for violating the league's anti-drug policy, according to The Sacramento Bee.

"Sometimes things have to get really bad before I fix things in my life, and that's (how) it's been my whole life," Miller admitted.

He failed a drug test for a third time because of marijuana use late last season.

"All the stress gets to you, and this is one way to take my mind off of everything. I'll look for something different. I don't like sleeping pills – that's my biggest problem," Miller said.

"It's tough to sleep, you know. And you know, the people who might think I'm a bad guy for this – I'm not a bad guy. I'm still me. It's just one thing I thought would help," he added. "It obviously wasn't the right thing to do, but it was helpful to my mental state."

Via The Sacramento Bee