Williams wanted to provide some personal assistance to others during COVID-19 while in his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Williams said he was inspired to be a mentor by his teammate Kemba Walker, with whom he lives in Charlotte.

The first virtual meeting took place on April 15 and the teens had no idea that Williams would be joining, which may have added to the awkwardness of that initial conversation.

In later calls, the group became closer, conversations flowed freely and personal things were shared by both Williams and the teens.

Williams has given the young men his personal phone number and communicates with them on Instagram group chat outside of Zoom.