The Knicks don't have much incentive to rush him back. At 48-27, the team is virtually locked into the No. 3 seed in the playoffs, eight games behind the 2-seed Boston Celtics and four games clear of the 4-seed Indiana Pacers with seven games left. Barring a fairly epic collapse, New York's seed is locked

It's been nearly a month since Knicks star Jalen Brunson suffered an ankle injury in an overtime loss to the Lakers, and while it is clear that the team misses him, New York has managed to put up an 8-5 record in his absence, including five wins in the team's last six games.

New York Knicks superstar point guard Jalen Brunson appears to be very close to returning from an ankle sprain he suffered last month. New York has held down