Frank Ntilikina became a talking point in his second season with the New York Knicks, but most of it revolved around quiet offensive games and a three-night benching by head coach David Fizdale. Flashes of brilliance broke through along the way, despite this.
Ntilikina’s confidence moved into the forefront of the conversation, even after a return-from-the-bench breakthrough. Fizdale, per Marc Berman of the New York Post, recognized it, and so did the president of basketball operations, Steve Mills.
According to Chris Iseman of NorthJersey.com, Mills said they need to find a way for Ntilikina to maintain that offensive confidence endlessly, rather than its inconsistencies:
“We’ve got to find a way to work with Frank and allow the confidence on the offensive end of the floor to sort of live within him all the time,” Mills said.