Jared McCain was the front-runner to win Rookie of the Year prior to the injury, averaging 15.3 points, 2.6 assists and 2.4 rebounds.

Jared McCain is finding ways to better himself amid his recovery from knee injury -- a season-ending meniscus tear.

"I knew right away that the mental side was probably gonna be the hardest part of it so I definitely took some time away to—I couldn’t—it was hard to watch it a little bit," McCain said on Tuesday. "You just get frustrated at times.

Sixers rookie Jared McCain, whose season was cut short because of knee surgery, was selected for the Rising Stars Challenge on Tuesday.

Now and then Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center, as Jared McCain sat at the podium before his 76ers downed the Los Angeles Lakers, the infectious energy that defined the rookie guard shined.

Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jared McCain has been named to the 2025 Rising Stars Challenge for All-Star weekend.

Jared McCain had cleared concussion protocol. But when he returned to a Dec. 13 game against the Indiana Pacers and began guarding Pascal Siakam, the 76ers rookie guard felt the pain in his left knee.

For the first time since suffering a season-ending torn meniscus, Sixers rookie guard Jared McCain met with the media on Tuesday night.

Several weeks have passed since Philadelphia 76ers rookie and rising star Jared McCain went down with a left knee meniscus tear. The injury knocked McCain out for the remainder of the season with a long road of recovery ahead of him.