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Reaction has been mixed to the reports of the Bulls bringing back Doug Collins for a second stint as coach, but count Dwyane Wade solidly in the positive camp.

''I love Doug as a human being, first of all,'' the Miami Heat guard said Monday. ''He seems like he's so happy and content in life and unstressed. If he goes to the Bulls, I'm sure the city of Chicago will be happy with that hire.''

The Bulls are expected to announce the hiring today or Wednesday. Then the issue will become whether Collins, 56, can remain ''unstressed'' in the job -- something he wasn't able to do two decades ago as the Bulls' coach.

''If I was a coach, I'd go crazy, too; I know we drive these coaches crazy,'' Wade said. ''I'm sure he's learned from his mistakes, from his past. But at the same time, you don't want to take his passion away. He just has to have a balance, and I'm sure he knows that. I'm sure if he comes back to coaching, he's ready to take on that challenge.''

Wade backs Bulls' choice of Collins :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Bulls