Lance Thomas’ return gives Knicks a Noah Vonleh dilemma

Noah Vonleh and Lance ThomasINDIANAPOLIS — Remember Lance Thomas? He’s back.

The longest-tenured Knick will return to action after arthroscopic knee surgery when the Knicks face the Pacers on Sunday at 5 p.m.

The 30-year-old Thomas has been out for five weeks but with little fanfare, as coach David Fizdale focused on heavy playing time for his young charges.

Thomas started at power forward all five preseason games and the first five regular-season games before Fizdale pulled the plug.

The defensive specialist didn’t give enough on defense to make up for his offensive shortcomings and lost his starting job. Part of the problem was Thomas not being active enough defensively because of knee pain.…