For Monroe Freeling, rookie minicamp is about breaking the ice

CHARLOTTE Rookie minicamp is about learning new things in a hurry, but at least for first-round pickMonroe Freeling, that process is easier than for most.

For starters, he had a quick three-and-a-half-hour drive from his Charleston, S.C., home to get here Thursday morning.

But also, because his gregarious nature makes it easier for him to navigate new situations, as he did Friday morning over an early break