It was a freak incident, and one which former NBA player Jayson Williams (#13 FCIR) will never forget. Some readers may recall when the former Nets player shot and killed his limo driver, Gus Christofi, while showing him his shotgun years back. Williams was giving Christofi a tour of his mansion when he took out the firearm, thinking it was unloaded, and accidentally shot Christofi. Williams was convicted on four counts of covering up the shooting but was acquitted of aggravated manslaughter.
In candid honesty, Williams recently told a reporter that he was “a coward,” and “there is nothing I can do or say to bring Mr. Christofi back. If there was, I would do it. The cover-up was selfishness … me trying to protect myself.” In the years following the 2002 tragedy, Jayson drank heavily. He spent a month at a rehabilitation center in Florida, deciding to stay and help as a volunteer. “I’ve quit trying to protect myself. I just try to live right and let the pieces fall where they may.” He went on to say, “That’s my only job — to be sober. That’s my only job, just to be sober.”