GREENBURGH, N.Y. _ Kristaps Porzingis remains the towering sight at Knicks practice, just not in the middle of the action.
With the new system being put in place by head coach David Fizdale, Porzingis has been active and engaged, not walking through with the rest of the players as he rehabilitates from the torn ACL that has him sidelined for an indefinite period, but learning and teaching.
"He's on our staff now," Fizdale joked. "He's helping put stuff in. I mean the guy is so engaged and helping the big guys. He gets it. He sees exactly what I'm trying to do. He's doing a good job of grabbing Mitchell (Robinson), grabbing Luke (Kornet), our young bigs: 'Hey, look at it this way.' 'Do this this way.' And when he's not doing that he's passing for somebody. If he's not doing that he's shooting or ball-handling or doing something on his own, where he can still be working on his skillset. But he's staying very active and engaged."
Fizdale said he expects Porzingis to be at practice and home games but not travel with the team other than short road trips.
"When we hit the road, a lot of times we'll leave him behind so (he) can rehab," he said. "But when we're home, he's with us."
