Concerns that Knicks rookie RJ Barrett would be unable to plow to the basket like he did at Duke were mostly wiped away during preseason.
Barrett, the third pick in this year’s NBA draft, was one of the few bright spots of the exhibition season in which the Knicks posted a 1-3 record and looked like a team that still could use a few more preseason games.
But they may have a gem in the 19-year-old Barrett if coach David Fizdale does not wear him out too soon.
The 6-foot-7 shooting guard averaged a whopping 37.