Josh Hart's play and leadership have been significant to the Knicks' resurgence and togetherness. Since arriving with the franchise in 2023, Hart has become the team leader. Hart embraces the on-court physicality, does the little things that don't appear in the box score, and, most importantly, leads his teammates.

Karl-Anthony Towns missed Monday's loss to the Orlando Magic due to a knee injury suffered in the past week. With concern growing about the team's viability as a top contender in the East, the center did what he needed to do to play.

While the Knicks may be judged by measuring sticks, wondering if they are as good as they looked in the recent nine-game winning streak or what went wrong on the three-game losing streak that they carried into Madison Square Garden Wednesday night.

The New York Knicks will have a little more bite to them when they face the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. The Knicks announced that Karl-Anthony Towns would not only be available for the divisional tilt against Toronto but that he would take his usual place in the starting lineup.