Yes it is a good thing he did with that water project.
But it doesn't automatically exclude.....or include.....him as an elitist as far as character goes.
BTW: I have no idea who Chris Long really is and so have no opinion about him other than he was a good, not great, ball player. I've never met him, don't know him, except through media articles. And the last place I'd go to in the last 10 years or so to find out about someone's character is the media. If he's their favorite, every wrong is rationalized. If he's not, then every wrong is inflated.