As the Knicks head toward the finish line of the regular season they are also getting closer to playing at full strength — or something close to it. The team clinched at least a spot in the play-in tournament already when the Chicago Bulls lost Saturday and currently sit in fourth place in the Eastern Conference.
Alec Burks is with the team on the trip and joined the team for the shootaround as well as Saturday’s practice session. But Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said he was still not quite ready.
"He’s getting a lot closer," Thibodeau said.