On a roster filled with former lottery picks, no Knicks player has demonstrated more potential this season than the team’s most recent second-round selection, Mitchell Robinson.
But in this miserable season, no progress comes without pain.
Leaving for the All-Star break on the best stretch of his rookie season — averaging 11.5 points, on 72.5 percent shooting from the field, with 8.5 rebounds and three blocks in just 22 minutes over a six-game span — the 20-year-old center returned with one of his worst performances of the season.