Knicks guard Dennis Smith Jr. dribbles the ball upcourt against the Magic in the first half at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 6. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Dennis Smith Jr. can’t look back.
He was reminded as much before the Knicks last game against the Pacers, when he spoke to his dad on the phone. Truth is, comparison can be your biggest enemy when you’re struggling — even if, like in Smith’s case, all he was doing was comparing his present self to his past self. That shouldn’t happen, the elder Smith said.
“He’s really the reason I’m so keen on this present-minded thinking,” Smith Jr.