Reggie Williams has started showcasing his skills for NBA teams, and so far, it appears he's making a favorable impression.

The former Prince George High and Virginia Military Institute star was in Los Angeles yesterday to work out for the Lakers. He's headed to Portland next week for a session with the Trail Blazers before visiting the Charlotte Bobcats and Boston Celtics.

Williams, who led Division I in scoring the past two seasons, performed well last week at the predraft camp at Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. He joined some of the top college prospects in the country, played games and went through a series of drills conducted by NBA personnel.

A 6-6, 195-pound wing, Williams averaged 11.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists in three games, averaging 18 minutes on the floor. He also shot 54 percent from the floor and committed only one turnover.

"I wanted to stand out, of course, but I felt I was consistent," said Williams, who averaged 27.8 ppg for the Keydets last season.

Williams played on a team that went 3-0 and included guard Ty Lawson (North Carolina), center Sasha Kaun (national champion Kansas), wings Sonny Weems (Arkansas) and Malik Hairston (Oregon) and forwards Charles Rhodes (Mississippi State) and Pat Calathes (Saint Joseph's, Pa.).

Two other state players, guard Sean Singletary of Virginia and swingman Deron Washington of Virginia Tech, were at the camp. Singletary averaged 8.0 ppg and 3.7 assists, and Washington averaged 5.7 ppg and 4.3 rebounds.

According to reports, all three with state connections finished in the top-10 percent of the 64 players on hand in the drill testing. That included three-quarter-court sprints, vertical jumps, shuttle drills, bench press and body-fat testing.

The NBA draft is June 26, and only 60 players will be chosen in the two rounds. Williams is considered a long shot to be picked, but his showing at Disney World and continued improvement during workouts could at least earn a free-agent tryout for the state's all-time leading Division I scorer (2,556 points).

One online site, thedraftreview.com, has Williams being taken late in the second round by Portland.

If the NBA doesn't call his name, Williams should be able to secure a spot with a European team, but that's not on his mind right now.

"I want the NBA first, but if things don't work out, then overseas would definitely probably be the next move," Williams said. "There's a lot of great players, and a lot of teams are going to work out different players. Really, you have to wait until draft day to find out what happens."
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