Knicks coach David Fizdale, in a new interview from Latvia, said he told Kristaps Porzingis during his visit he wants him to be “the leader” of the Knicks this season despite an uncertain return from ACL surgery.
Fizdale and his wife, Natasha, finished up their five-day trip to Liepaja over the weekend to meet Porzingis for the first time, with the new Knicks coach believing the European journey is one small step to building a championship team.
“We talked about how Kristaps would take on a bigger role,” Fizdale told Sportacentrs.com in an article published Tuesday morning.