That was certainly the case when he joined the McNeil & Parkins Show on 670 The Score on Monday afternoon. The 67-year-old Walton discussed everything from the serious situation of the coronavirus and how people can stay safe during the pandemic to lighter issues like legalized marijuana and working a White Sox game with television play-by-play man Jason Benetti.
Here are the three best ramblings that Walton had to share on the McNeil & Parkins Show.
Walton was happy to hear the state of Illinois legalized the use of marijuana, a big step in it being destigmatized.
"Good," Walton said. "It's about time."
As far as marijuana usage goes, Walton sticks by a simple philosophy.
"I only do things that are good for me," Walton said. "I only do things that I can do for breakfast. I have a rule that if I can't do it for breakfast and I can't do it all day long, I don't want any part of it. I'm just glad that so much of the world that we live in -- California, Illinois, Oregon, Washington, Colorado -- have finally come to the realization.
Last August, White Sox fans received a treat when Walton joined Benetti in the broadcast booth as the analyst for a game against the Angels in southern California.
That raised the question, could Walton return to broadcast another White Sox game in 2020? Walton recently visited with White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, and they discussed his broadcast last summer.
"He was rubbing his brow, saying, 'Well, I'm not sure if we're ready to ever do that again,'" Walton said. "But I had an incredible time. This guy, Jason, what's the little guy's name? The Maui Jim beach boy. What a spiritual force of nature he is."
Was Reinsdorf joking? It seems we won't know until the season starts.
Walton's regular broadcasting position is in college basketball, and it often puts him in a broadcast pairing with Benetti.
Walton enjoys working with Benetti -- even if his name doesn't immediately come to mind. He opened about Benetti after discussing Michael Jordan.
"There's this guy Jason Benetti, as we make the seamless transition from greatness to beyond description," Walton said. "This was this guy, Jason. Is that his name, Jason? Because I just know him as the Maui Jim beach boy.
"The Maui Jim beach boy, so, he's very quiet. He's very understated. He's very soft-spoken. He's kind of like me. I'm very shy and very reserved and very toned down.