GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Dennis Smith Jr. remained on the practice court long after most of his teammates, having already joined his teammate in contact workouts for the first time in weeks and now going through shooting lessons with Allan Houston.
Smith has missed the last six games since suffering a back injury that he revealed Wednesday was, according to an MRI, two discs out of alignment causing inflammation. He is listed as questionable for the Knicks game against the Raptors Thursday at Madison Square Garden, but said that if he feels ready he is anxious to return.
“Just taking it day by day right now,” Smith said.