On the night the Knicks finally added a new piece for their bench, second-unit guard Cam Payne enjoyed his finest performance of the season Payne, a former teammate of Landry Shamet in Phoenix, netted a season-high 19 points — including 11 to help turn the game in the second quarter alongside fellow reserve guard Miles...
The 27-year-old Shamet, who made his only shot in garbage time Monday, was about to claim a roster spot — and a likely place in Thibodeau’s rotation — when he suffered a dislocated shoulder Oct. 15 against the Hornets.
Quinnen Williams added that the organization’s latest losing season has been “really frustrating” for him because it started with such high expectations.
Julius Randle was not as expansive with his answers as Donte DiVincenzo was about his first regular-season game facing the Knicks since being traded to the Timberwolves.
The Knicks’ pending visit to Minnesota obviously marks the return of Karl-Anthony Towns to Target Center, but it also will be the first time Julius Randle faces his former team.