When the Knicks' final preseason game was over, Kevin Knox waited his turn as a rookie must -- even a lottery pick -- and submerged his body in an ice bath, washing away the aches, pains and maybe struggles of preseason.
He looked very much like a 19-year-old rookie who, during most of the preseason, hardly lived up to the demanding edict of coach David Fizdale that every starting spot is up for grabs. While he didn’t earn it, he will have that starting small forward job when the season begins in earnest Wednesday.
“No, he’s been up and down,” Fizdale said after the Knicks' 113-107 loss to the Nets at Madison Square Garden.