The Knicks are expected to debut Elfrid Payton as their new starting point guard Friday at Barclays Center, and he will be up against the one who got away — Kyrie Irving.
After the failed experiment of RJ Barrett as starting point guard alongside Allonzo Trier in a respectable 120-111 season-opening loss in San Antonio, Knicks coach David Fizdale probably won’t try to reinvent the wheel this time.
Payton, one of the seven signees this summer after the Knicks failed at landing a free-agent star such as Irving, checked all the boxes at the AT&T Center Wednesday.