WASHINGTON — It didn’t take long for Knicks rookie RJ Barrett to get redemption from his college career that ended too early — in the Elite 8 at Capital One Arena in March.
With five seconds to go in the same venue, the 6-7 shooting guard drained two game-sealing free throws with the club up two points to put a sweet capper on his Knicks debut — a 104-99 win over the Wizards.
Barrett’s stirring second-half performance saw him score 14 of his 17 points after intermission following a slow start.
“Oh yeah,” Barrett said when asked if he was thinking of Duke’s NCAA tournament loss to Michigan State.