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

Following the Knicks' win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night, here are some notes on a realistic timeframe for Jalen Brunson's return, Mitchell Robinson's conditioning, and more.

The New York Knicks star guard could return to the rotation in the coming days after recovering from an ankle sprain