Knicks 7-foot-3 rookie wonder Kristaps Porzingis is back from his two-week Latvian vacation, carrying the same weight and still carrying the same burden of proving his critics wrong.
Porzingis was at the Knicks’ practice facility in Tarrytown, where about 35 rookies staged a photo shoot for their first NBA trading cards from Panini.
As usual, the 19-year-old project was in good spirits, rocking the new No. 6 jersey that he will wear this season. Porzingis wore No. 46 during the Las Vegas summer league last month because Travis Wear, a rookie last season, was being considered for training camp.