Wemby ready for NBA Spurs to move rivals in climb to top

SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama said he still struggles to sleep sometimes following San Antonio's loss to New York in June's NBA Finals, but the French superstar predicts the Spurs will be tougher this season. "We're fighting for the top spot of the mountain," Wembanyama said on Monday. "We're going to have to move people in our way." The 7-foot-4 (2.24m) center reached his first NBA Finals in only his third season since being selected first overall in the NBA Draft, but the Spurs fell to the Knicks in five games. "I couldn't imagine better motivation," Wembanyama said. "We're in a great spot, very hopeful, very ambitious and ready. "We won the West last year and we don't want to do anything less this year. We want to be the first seed and we want to keep fighting for the top spot." Wembanyama said there remains an emotional toll from the heartbreak. "We have to go through some emotions and some of that you have to go through alone," said Wembanyama. "Hard to find sleep sometimes, hard emotions. "There's a just a point where you accept that you have to go through it and feel all of it. We're going to face these emotions, face the reality...