While they have all gone their separate ways since the team's run to the NBA Finals, Houston Rockets guard James Harden still thinks quite highly of Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook.

During a recent interview with Hannah Storm of ESPN, which was transcribed by Erik Horne of The Oklahoman, Harden was asked whether he misses playing with Westbrook and he provided as open and honest of a response that you could expect from a player of his caliber.

“Yeah, of course,” Harden said. “I think if all of us had an opportunity to play with a guy like that, you’d love playing with him because he’ll run through a wall for you. “Every night he brings it and he wills his team to win. He literally has to do everything. I think we can all appreciate the passion he has for the game and the love that he has. Like I said, he’s a joy to watch, just because of the passion and the aggression he has. That’s what makes him who he is.”

Anyone who has watched the Thunder play this season knows that Harden is speaking the truth as Westbrook has been a one-man wrecking crew for Oklahoma City at times during the 2016-17 campaign.

Even though a return to the Thunder seems highly unlikely, Oklahoma City fans can only hope that the rest of the league's stars take Harden's words to heart when considering the franchise in any free agent decision later this summer.