which rookie has the most points in an nba game since 2020

Since 2019-20, GG Jackson has posted the most points by a rookie in a game, with 44 points against the Nuggets on April 14, 2024.

Interpreted as:

Which rookie has the most points in an NBA regular-season game since 2020?

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	GG Jackson	44	4/14/2024	MEM	vs	DEN	44	12	1	2	1	17	36	47.2	4	13	30.8	6	7	85.7	56.3	6	6	3	1	-13
2	Kenneth Lofton Jr. K. Lofton Jr.	42	4/9/2023	MEM	@	OKC	40	14	0	1	0	17	25	68.0	0	2	0.0	8	12	66.7	69.4	6	8	2	3	-17
3	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	42	5/5/2021	MIN	vs	MEM	38	6	7	1	1	17	22	77.3	8	9	88.9	0	1	0.0	93.6	1	5	3	4	+11
4	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	42	3/18/2021	MIN	@	PHX	38	7	3	2	0	15	31	48.4	4	13	30.8	8	13	61.5	57.2	3	4	2	2	+9
5	Jalen Green J. Green	41	4/10/2022	HOU	vs	ATL	40	1	3	1	0	14	26	53.8	4	11	36.4	9	11	81.8	66.5	0	1	0	1	0
6	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	40	3/29/2024	SAS	vs	NYK	38	20	7	2	1	13	22	59.1	4	9	44.4	10	12	83.3	73.3	5	15	4	2	+1
7	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	39	1/9/2021	PHI	vs	DEN	44	7	6	2	0	18	33	54.5	3	8	37.5	0	0		59.1	1	6	2	3	-17
8	Zaccharie Risacher Z. Risacher	38	4/10/2025	ATL	@	BKN	35	4	2	2	1	15	20	75.0	6	11	54.5	2	5	40.0	85.6	0	4	1	5	+28
9	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	38	11/2/2023	SAS	@	PHX	34	10	2	1	2	15	26	57.7	3	6	50.0	5	6	83.3	66.3	2	8	2	3	+21
10	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	38	12/28/2021	ORL	vs	MIL	38	7	3	1	1	12	20	60.0	4	8	50.0	10	10	100.0	77.9	1	6	2	2	+4
11	Dalton Knecht D. Knecht	37	11/19/2024	LAL	vs	UTA	38	5	0	1	0	12	16	75.0	9	12	75.0	4	5	80.0	101.6	0	5	0	2	+18
12	Cole Anthony C. Anthony	37	5/16/2021	ORL	@	PHI	38	8	2	1	0	10	25	40.0	3	9	33.3	14	14	100.0	59.4	2	6	6	3	-17
13	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	37	8/3/2020	DEN	@	OKC	44	12	1	1	1	12	16	75.0	4	6	66.7	9	9	100.0	92.7	2	10	3	4	+25
14	Zaccharie Risacher Z. Risacher	36	3/30/2025	ATL	@	MIL	35	6	0	1	0	12	21	57.1	5	11	45.5	7	9	77.8	72.1	4	2	1	3	+19
15	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	36	11/18/2023	OKC	@	GSW	37	10	5	2	2	14	22	63.6	2	5	40.0	6	7	85.7	71.8	4	6	4	2	+9
16	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	36	12/10/2019	MIA	vs	ATL	42	6	4	1	0	14	26	53.8	3	10	30.0	5	5	100.0	63.8	0	6	1	2	+25
17	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	35	11/29/2025	DAL	@	LAC	38	8	2	0	0	13	22	59.1	0	3	0.0	9	11	81.8	65.2	1	7	3	3	-5
18	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	35	3/20/2024	OKC	vs	UTA	31	14	1	2	3	12	18	66.7	1	5	20.0	10	12	83.3	75.2	3	11	2	1	+27
19	GG Jackson	35	3/20/2024	MEM	@	GSW	35	5	3	0	0	11	19	57.9	7	14	50.0	6	7	85.7	79.3	1	4	1	2	-8
20	Brandon Miller B. Miller	35	2/4/2024	CHA	vs	IND	38	6	1	1	2	10	25	40.0	5	12	41.7	10	12	83.3	57.8	2	4	1	1	0
21	Tre Mann T. Mann	35	3/21/2022	OKC	vs	BOS	36	7	4	0	0	13	21	61.9	7	12	58.3	2	3	66.7	78.4	1	6	3	5	0
22	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	35	3/1/2020	NOP	vs	LAL	33	7	0	0	0	12	16	75.0	0	0		11	13	84.6	80.6	2	5	6	2	-10
23	Coby White C. White	35	2/25/2020	CHI	vs	OKC	33	7	3	0	0	13	21	61.9	6	9	66.7	3	3	100.0	78.4	1	6	1	3	+15
24	VJ Edgecombe	34	10/22/2025	PHI	@	BOS	42	7	3	1	0	13	26	50.0	5	13	38.5	3	6	50.0	59.4	1	6	2	1	-2
25	Alex Sarr A. Sarr	34	3/15/2025	WAS	@	DEN	32	6	5	1	1	12	28	42.9	5	9	55.6	5	5	100.0	56.3	4	2	2	4	+8