With Jimmy Butler traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns has returned to cracking jokes postgame. Towns is described by teammates as goofy.

Towns is welcoming the change to help the Wolves get back to having fun.

"All those teams I was on that were successful were the ones that everyone had love for each other and had fun," Towns said. "Things that seem minuscule -- joking around, laughing, conversing, all those things that seem childish -- that is what builds camaraderie."

"I think you're going to see a different Karl-Anthony Towns," Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said. "It kind of frees him up to be who he is and play the way he plays. Obviously, that was kind of a tough situation."