GREENBURGH, N.Y. — At the start of last season the Knicks were embarking on their first journey with Tom Thibodeau as head coach, devoid of expectations from the outside and learning the hard lessons imposed by the hard-nosed coach with COVID-19 still forcing them to isolate for individual or small work groups.
While they convened Tuesday for the first official day of training camp without the championship expectations that some teams were carrying, there was a sense of familiarity and continuity. Thibodeau’s system already has been put in place with more than half the roster returning for a second time around.