Throughout the preseason, like much of his rookie season, Frank Ntilikina was just looking for an opportunity. He didn’t care about what position David Fizdale would put him, Ntilikina was just hopeful of a chance to play somewhere.
So when he started the season playing small forward, he accepted the role, happy to start. But in the Knicks lineup shuffle after five games, Ntilikina finally got the chance to start at point guard — 88 games into his career — and has quickly made the most of the opportunity.
HIs first assignment was against Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors and he held his own — the Knicks actually seeing the game turn when he was on the bench early in the fourth quarter, a slight lead deteriorating into a one-sided defeat.