He's not in character at the moment. If you look at the first season of XTAS he had this hard-edge about him, he was an emotional fortress and fearless. His character arc consisted of three things...
1. He found out crucial information about Gyrich and Trask and the Sentinel program in Genosha that was pivotal in the season finale. Saved Storm and Jubilee in the process.
2. Bishop accused him of being the traitor and proved his innocence by saving Senator Kelly from Mystique and prevented an assassination that lead to dystopian future.
3. Developing relationships: Budding romance with Rogue, closeness with Storm, older brother figure to Jubilee and a rivalry/bromance with Wolverine.
In X-Men 97, all I'm seeing is his crop top and memes about him getting cucked by a geriatric.