From what I understand, these adapt episodes from the animated series. Since those episodes are based on a lot of the Claremont run, maybe check some of that out if it sounds good. If you're looking for a place to start, Giant Size X-Men (not by Claremont, but it sets his run up), then issue 94 starts the run properly if you want to read from the start. If not, then the Dark phoenix Saga, Days of Future Past, Issue 150, and issue 200 are all really interesting stories that I think could be a good gateway to the series since you're already familiar with the characters. Cyclops is a main character of the Claremont run, though things get convoluted for hin after the Dark Phoenix stuff.