An idle mind is a wandering one. That’s not the best place to be before receiving life-changing news. Reed Sheppard is staying busy a day before ahead of the NBA Draft. They’re taking the former Wildcat out to the ball game. Before the Subway Series between the Yankees and Mets began at Citi Field, Sheppard took center stage on the pitcher’s mound. The London native received the bright spotlight and dialed up a strike for the crowd. His mother, Stacey Reed Sheppard, was behind the plate to catch the first pitch. An alternate angle confirms Sheppard did in fact throw a strike from the rubber. W…