CHICAGO _ There is still one game left, Wednesday's season finale to be played before the rookie season for Kevin Knox is complete, but the 19-year old has already been handed a blueprint for summer, what the Knicks expected from him this summer and beyond.
After scoring 17 points and getting 10 rebounds as the Knicks avoided sole possession of the worst record in franchise history with a 96-86 win over the depleted Bulls, there are still 48 minutes between this rookie season and what comes next.
For the team they managed to win their 17th game, assuring them of at least a tie with the 17-65 win season of four years ago. For Knox, there were the obvious plans _ getting stronger with work in the weight room, lifting himself from the ranks near the bottom of defensive players in the NBA and continuing to expand his scoring ability. But there was something else, too.