NEW YORK -- The Knicks were without center Karl-Anthony Towns in Friday night's 116-99 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, marking the second consecutive game the star big man sat out after suffering a bone chip and sprain in his shooting thumb earlier in the week.
Towns had been listed as questionable and a game-time decision against the Wolves, with whom he played his first nine seasons in the NBA. The teams played earlier in the season in Minneapolis, where Towns finished with 32 points, 20 rebounds and six assists, including a 5-for-5 effort from 3-point range, in the Knicks' win.