As far as video games, have you been playing to stay entertained?
"I used to be huge into "FIFA" and stuff like that when I was younger, but now I have a Nintendo Switch, so I've been playing that here and there for 20-30 minutes. Again, I'm kind of taking this time to improve on things, focus on relationships and stuff like that. Video games and Netflix, that stuff isn't really going anywhere, there's always time for that. I've gotten into "Rocket League" a little bit, I mean I suck at all of the games, but it passes the time."
What's life been like at home with more time to spend with your family?
"My girlfriend Jillian, she's an actress and she was working in New York, but she luckily got out before they shut everything down out there and came to Arizona. It's been great, we've done a lot of our relationship long distance because she works, so this has kind of been selfishly nice, it's a little bit of a silver lining. Barrett Hayton is still living here with me, he's been here, so it's been good to have a workout partner, we try to keep each other in shape."
Have there been challenges to staying in shape? What have you been doing to stay conditioned?
"I think we've done a great job of staying in shape. We've kind of mixed everything up, we've thrown in a lot of hikes, my girlfriend has a lot of friends that do a lot of workout classes and everybody's got those workout challenges, so we've been doing those 30-minute workouts. [Strength & Conditioning Coach] J.P. Major and [Strength & Conditioning Coordinator] Curt Truhe have done a great job of sending us workouts, and if guys needed equipment, those two were able to drop off a dumbbell or a kettlebell, so we have some weights at the house as well - we've been dabbling with that and keeping it fresh and I think it's worked out really well."
Have you taken up any new cooking skills in the kitchen during this time? What have you focused on diet-wise?
"I love to cook and I think Barrett's learned, he's gotten a lot better in the kitchen than he was when we first started, he would only cook one thing - seared chicken, that was his number one, the seared chicken, it was pretty basic, but he's gotten good at making a lot of stuff, he's taken to cooking a lot and now he's started to mix it up and make different things, so I think it's good for him. I've had a good time pushing myself and testing new things, trying different kinds of things I normally wouldn't do. I used to make a lot of salmon, crusted salmon, I can make it in any way, but I started getting into short ribs in the oven lately, marinating them. The other day we did an Indian style of butternut squash with chicken, but with cauliflower instead, and some naan breads, we try to go a little more ethnic instead and mix it up. Barrett's pretty good at cooking his own thing and I cook my own thing, he's gotten a lot better and he's pretty good, too."
What steps have you been taking to keep you and your family safe? Any particular message you'd like to pass along to fans?
"We've been doing the social distancing and cleaning, making sure we're washing our hands and disinfecting. The government has given a ton of info to people, I think it's kind of tone deaf for people of our stature to go out and say 'stay home' and all that, I think everyone knows at this point to stay home, so I can only say to listen to what the government is telling us, the state of Arizona, follow those guidelines, and everybody should be okay if we do that. They've informed us, it's just on us to apply everything. Individually if everybody does their part, then collectively this will go away quicker than longer."
