GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Courtney Lee, drenched in sweat, was one of the last players on the court long after the Knicks' practice was over. He was on one end of the practice floor playing one-on-one with Trey Burke, in a small way getting his own work in, but he had more on his mind.
Lee, who missed all five preseason games with a sprained neck suffered in the first week of training camp when Ron Baker collided with him, sending him hard into the stanchion, was back for practice for the first time since those opening days. But as he worked after practice, it wasn’t just to catch up his own game, but to teach — Burke, who was in front of him, and rookie Allonzo Trier, who was looking on and listening.