Caguioa, who’s a natural scorer and shooting guard, was surprisingly given a lot of playmaking chores in Ginebra’s close 89-86 win over B-MEG Derby Ace Sunday and the 6’1” spitfire did not disappoint.

‘’We actually started to do that already modestly in our past games, just to try him (Caguioa) at the point guard position to give us more options. He responded well in playing the position and the effect was obvious,’’ said Ginebra coach Jong Uichico.

Caguioa finished with 18 points, eight rebounds and two assists, while playing the point for majority of his 36 minutes, but it was his impressive playmaking ability that got him spending more time at point instead of his usual off-guard position.

‘’He’s a great passer, loves to feed his teammates and a great playmaker, so it’s easy for him to slide down and play the no. 1 for us.’’

Uichico admitted that because of the Kings’ evident success with Caguioa at point, the adjustment will most likely continue in their next games.

‘’It’s a transition for him to play the point guard and he’s playing it very well. Hopefully, we can continue that.’’

In Caguioa’s nine-year career thus far, he was always the go-to guy at shooting guard, because of his lethal scoring, but with the way things are going for the Kings with him at the point, expect him to continue sliding down.

Barangay Ginebra is currently at solo second at 8-3 with three games remaining in the eliminations and its chances of making the Top 2 for a twice-to-beat edge in the quarterfinals looks bright.

The Kings have now won seven of their last eight games.

Meanwhile, small forward JC Intal is back practicing with the Kings and is expected to be back on the floor on Dec. 10 when Ginebra faces an acid test against third place Talk ‘N Text (7-3).

Intal has been out for more than a month after suffering from a left-ankle injury, but was already given a go-signal to return and play anew.