ORLANDO, Fla. — Mike Miller, head coach of the Westchester Knicks, always knew point guard Chasson Randle could score. Miller’s “areas of emphasis’’ during Randle’s D-League stint were to help him improve at defending the pick-and-roll and running a team.
That mission looked accomplished in Monday night’s win over the Magic. Randle, in his first non-garbage-time minutes with the Knicks, adeptly guided the club to a fourth-quarter comeback and certainly a higher standing on Jeff Hornacek’s rotation.
“I was pleased to see him play well,’’ Miller told The Post in a phone interview Tuesday. “I was happy for him and the team.