If Mohamed Diawara and Kevin McCullar Jr. want to carve out a spot in the New York Knicks rotation moving forward, they could have as few as three left games to do it.
Because Josh Hart is nearing a return.
After spraining his right ankle on Christmas Day against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the 30-year-old is back to doing “on-court work,” and will be re-evaluated around January 9, per SNY’s Ian Begley.
Josh Hart (ankle) is doing light court work in his rehab and will be reevaluated in one week, Knicks say
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) January 3, 2026
Hart’s return is coming not a moment too soon.