NEW YORK -- Knicks star Jalen Brunson said Sunday afternoon that his goal is to return before the end of the regular season, but that his top priority is to be fully healthy before the Knicks begin what he, and they, hope will be a long playoff run this spring.
"Realistically, I'm hoping to play before the playoffs," Brunson said in a pregame media session at his locker before New York hosted the Portland Trail Blazers at Madison Square Garden. "It's good for me to get some game reps before we go into that type of stretch run, but the most important thing is trying to be 100% healthy.