Ron Baker has a good idea why he’s a Knick and Chasson Randle is in the D-League, lighting it up with Westchester. Coach Jeff Hornacek sees himself in Baker, the undrafted 23-year-old rookie from tiny Scott City, Kansas.
As Derrick Rose wallows in back misery, Baker has stepped into the limelight as the Knicks’ backup point guard after earning cult status in his four years at mid-major power Wichita State. When Hornacek informed Baker he had made the team out of training camp over the injured Randle, the coach brought up their commonalities, starting with both playing four years of college ball.