Greg Wilson was all smiles on Sunday morning for the first day of training camp.

The 25-year-old wide receiver entering his sophomore season was finally able to go head-to-head with his teammates, the majority of whom he hadn’t seen since the Stamps suffered defeat in the Western Final just over six months ago.

“Yeah, it felt great,” said the Fordham alum after walking off the practice field. “It was good seeing the guys and getting back out here and competing again. During the off-season, the one thing you don’t get when you’re out there training and running and working out is competition, and you start to miss it.”

With the departures of Jeff Fuller and Eric Rogers from the Red and White’s receiving corps, Wilson can’t help but realize his opportunity to fill one of those vacancies and move up the depth chart. He’ll be looking to improve upon his six games of live action in 2015 when he hauled in 20 catches for 191 yards and one touchdown, with his lone major score coming in the Labour Day Classic.

“Yeah, I think so,” the six-foot-two, 205-lb. pass catcher remarked when asked if playing a bigger role in the offence is a realistic goal for the upcoming season. “Right now, my focus is just really on coming out and just doing the little things right and not making any mistakes and just being that reliable guy. The chips will fall where they may. It’s just the way it will be.”

In order to increase his odds of earning more reps on a weekly basis, Wilson made sure to tailor his off-season training regimen specifically to the Canadian game, but not without the help of new teammate Bakari Grant and Tiger-Cats quarterback Jeremiah Masoli.

“Route-running wise, I was training a little bit with Bakari because he’s from back where I’m from,” said the Bay Area product. “And (with) Jeremiah Masoli . . . so it was a bit more CFL route-friendly. Just mixing up how I run my routes, where before I might have just been running full-speed all the time. Now I might have a little bit more of a change of speed in there.”

But football wasn’t the only thing that had Wilson in a good mood on Sunday. That’s because the Danville, Calif., native has been keeping a close eye on the deep playoff runs of two of his hometown teams – the NHL’s San Jose Sharks and the NBA’s Golden State Warriors.

The Sharks are set to face off with the Pittsburgh Penguins in their series beginning Monday night with the Stanley Cup at stake. San Jose is currently enjoying their most successful season in their 25-year history.

“Yeah, I’ve been to quite a few Sharks games and I got to one Flames game last year,” Wilson indicated. “This year, I only made it to one Sharks game and it was back in the regular season. For the Sharks, it’s their first time ever in the Stanley Cup (Final) so I’m excited about that.”

As for the Warriors, consecutive wins over the Oklahoma City Thunder have forced a seventh and deciding game, also set for Monday. A win would set up a Finals rematch between Golden State and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Growing up just 22 miles east of Oakland and 40 miles north of San Jose, it’s safe to say Wilson’s Monday night is fully booked.

“For the Warriors, (they had) a big Game 6 win and they’re bringing it back home to the Bay for Game 7 so they’ve got one more (to win) and then they’ve got to repeat against the Cavs,” No. 84 declared. “It’s so hard to go in there and win in Oracle (Arena) – they only lost two or three games there all season, so I like their chances. I think they’re going to come out hot.”