But Sunday evening, it figures to be different at Madison Square Garden as the Minnesota Timberwolves arrive. Even for the players it feels like a too-soon moment, bringing together the Knicks and Timberwolves just about two weeks after the trade that remade both of the contending squads.

The Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks faced off for the first time since the blockbuster trade that sent Karl-Anthony Towns to New York in