Knicks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. remains sidelined, and it doesn't seem as if he’ll be back in action soon.
Smith flew to Tampa on Thursday to be with the team, but coach Tom Thibodeau said he could be out a while with the quadriceps contusion he suffered in the second game of the season.
"The medical people thought it would be better to keep him back for a day or two," Thibodeau said. "He had some soreness they felt could be better handled there. And we knew it was a short-term thing. So he’s en route now and he’ll join us shortly.