For someone who’s gone from setting records as a high school basketball player to seeing limited action in college, Scott Krizman certainly has a positive outlook.

The forward who graduated from Colfax High as the school’s all-time leading scorer last year has scored just one point this season as a freshman for UC San Diego, an NCAA Division II school. Krizman has appeared in two games for the Tritons (12-8, 9-5 California Collegiate Athletic Association), playing a combined seven minutes in those contests.

He doesn’t expect to see much playing time in UCSD’s final six regular-season games, either.

“At first it was a shock,” said Krizman, who earned Pioneer Valley League MVP honors last season while helping Colfax go 28-4 and reach the second round of the CIF NorCal Division IV playoffs. “I was like, ‘Wow, this sucks — what am I doing wrong?’

“But the guys in front of me were really good — there wasn’t much I could do about that. I just accepted it.”

Krizman holds several of Colfax’s scoring records. In addition to the career mark for points scored (1,448), he owns the Falcons’ top single-season totals for points scored (684) and points per game (21.7).

His first collegiate point came Dec. 20 at the CCAA-Pacific West Shootout in Las Vegas. Krizman went 1-for-2 from the foul line in UC San Diego’s 62-40 victory over Academy of Art University of San Francisco.

Overall he’s 0-for-3 in field-goal attempts and has grabbed two rebounds.

Though the adjustment from go-to player to rarely-used reserve was admittedly difficult, Krizman’s voice evinces not a hint of discouragement or frustration. Rather, he’s focused on making himself an impact player for next season, when three players ahead of him on the Tritons’ roster will have graduated.

Krizman owes his rosy outlook in part to some helpful advice from a former Colfax teammate. Devin Ginty, now a sophomore guard at nearby University of San Diego, and Krizman take turns watching each others’ games when their respective teams aren’t traveling.

“He told me, ‘Work hard, have a good attitude, stay out of trouble and do well in school, and your time will come,’” Krizman said. “Everything will fall into place.”

Krizman said he’s “learned a ton” during his time on the bench and has found ways to boost his game on and off the court. In addition to packing 10 to 15 pounds of muscle onto his 6-foot-4 frame, Krizman has improved his 3-point shooting.

“So much of the college game is being able to shoot from the outside,” he said. “I didn’t do it as much in high school because I didn’t need to. But in college it’s critical, especially on our team. Three-point shooting is a big thing for us.”

An economics major, Krizman chose to attend UCSD because its coach, Chris Carlson, has a number of sports connections throughout Southern California. Krizman hopes to eventually earn a master’s degree in sports management from San Diego State and become either a college athletic director or the general manager of a pro sports franchise.

In the meantime, he’s got a lot to look forward to next season.

“There’s nobody at my position except me after this year,” Krizman said. “I get to play with the guys I got recruited with, and I’m really close with them.”