‘“The exit meetings with JJ (in April), with me and Lindy (Ruff) separately, both were very positive, productive, honest conversations about things he’d done well and how he’d progressed, and things where he needed to be better,” Adams said. “I think that’s one of the things I really like about JJ Peterka, is his ability to analyze his own game and say, ‘Hey, I need to be better defensively. I need to do more to help the team win games.’ And I think that’s a sign of maturity from him.”‘