The boys are back in town after their first extended road trip of the season. Who’da thunk firing a discombobulated coach to install a pragmatic one would be a good character builder? We’re finally getting a sense of how “competitive” this team can be. The Knicks (6-21) nearly doubled their season’s win total on this trip. They’ve also drawn even with Cleveland and tonight’s opponent, the Hawks (6-21), in the overall standings. They now sit a game and a half over the worst-in-the-league Golden State Warriors. Even ESPN is talking about the (not especially) dramatic turn of events.