SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama’s height has become one of the NBA’s biggest mysteries.

He’s at least seven feet tall. But whether he’s halfway to eight feet, or even beyond that, is the subject of great debate.

There may be only one person in the NBA world who does not wonder how tall Victor Wembanyama really is.

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“I literally never think about my height,” the man himself said Monday. “When people ask you, ‘How is it to be tall?’ It’s like, I don’t know, I’ve been like this forever.”

As Wembanyama’s electrifying preseason has put him at the center of the NBA universe, the curiosity over his actual height has continued to grow. It popped back on the radar when the Spurs’ training camp roster revealed his official height had increased an inch to 7-foot-4. Then, the Spurs’ website briefly listed his height at 7-5 before changing back to 7-4, which was a clerical error from an integration issue with the league’s website, according to the team.

Then, former Spurs center Boban Marjanović, who is 7-4, said on ESPN there’s “no way I’m taller than him” while gazing up toward the ceiling, igniting questions of whether 7-5 is even selling Wembanyama short. Even Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said he has no idea exactly how tall his star is.

While everyone seems to be captivated by the enigma that is Wembanyama’s height, he is just as puzzled by why they all care.

“The truth is, yes, sometimes I’m surprised that it’s still a conversation,” Wembanyama said. “It really doesn’t make a difference, to tell you the truth. I’m taller than everybody else.