The Knicks Fix

My man Fooch from MSG Network last weekend asked David Lee the only questions people wanted answered . . .

Lee revealed that over the past week he has started to increase the intensity level of his workouts and, so far, his "sore right leg" injury, which hampered him over the last two months of the season, is responding well.

“My health is doing a lot better," Lee told Fooch. "This week I’m starting to go hard, do some full-court running and stuff like that. Very positive results. I’m a little sore because I haven’t used it in a while, but as far as the injury itself, it’s feeling really good.”

Lee said he is not concerned about re-aggravating the injury -- which the Knicks medical staff first called a high-ankle sprain, but then eventually labeled it as a "sore right leg."

“It’s not one of those injuries where it’s going to be chronic," he said. "It’s just something I need to let heal and I’ve done that. I’ve tried to be easy on it a little bit to start the summer . . . As I start to get back into things, running full court and jumping, it’s starting to feel really, really good.”

Among the other Knick injuries, Quentin Richardson, who had back surgery on March 28, is running on the underwater treadmill and participating in shooting drills. Jamal Crawford's ankle fracture is healing nicely and he's pretty much back into regular workouts.

Expect to see Lee along with several other Knicks veterans at the Las Vegas Summer League. They won't be playing, but they will be working out together. Quentin Richardson and Eddy Curry had also planned to get most of the group together in Chicago during the summer.

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Did you happen to see the report in the Daily News regarding Allan Houston's comeback? There have been rumblings of this over the past season, especially each time he showed up at Knicks practicing looking as if he could take the court. It does give the Knicks an interesting option - shooters are always welcome - but it would create even more of a logjam in the backcourt.

- What would you do with Crawford?

- Steve Francis would be buried even deeper down the bench

Perhaps Isiah has a plan to open up some roster spots by dealing players for a pick (He doesn't own a second-round choice). I still don't know if the Knicks buy out Francis. All of the indications I got from people who know what Isiah is thinking say Isiah has no plans to buy out the contract.

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Sorry this is a brief blog everyone, but I'm swamped with NBA draft prep and making calls and writing for the print edition. Just thought you'd be interested in some updates about the current Knicks while we speculate about the future Knicks.