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"In the path" is in there and I should have included it. But the player can be to the side or back as long as they got to the spot first. If the player they are trailing changes direction and they have established LGP, (lets say the opponent stops and changes direction) they can't just be plowed over.
What about a screen set to the side or back? Initially the opponents "path", based on direction they are facing may have been forward but if the defender has the spot (provided time and distance are given when required) they are entitled to it because they obtained it legally.
Maybe I am just being too critical.
The OP asked if a defender to the side or back of an opponent is in legal guarding position (provided they got there first, established LGP and gave time and distance when required) and the answer is yes.
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