LOS ANGELES — Two weeks ago, Knicks coach David Fizdale was asked if he would start emphasizing players in the rotation who he knew would be returning next season.
“Not yet,’’ Fizdale said.
The new year is here and it appears Fizdale is at that point — with the Knicks’ record at 9-29, the second-worst mark in the NBA, and the team on a 1-13 crash with the LeBron-less Lakers on tap Friday at Staples Center.