CJ McCollum offered Peterson an NBA player from Canton from whom he could receive words of wisdom. “I remember him getting ‘Most Improved Player,’” Peterson said. “He is dominating sometimes. I don’t think he’d get enough respect for what he does. He nasty… He always told me to, ‘Keep God first. A lot of stuff is going my way right now, but just obviously it won’t always be rainbows. Just keep God first.’ ”