Knicks tiptoe into training camp while waiting for acquisition of Towns to become official

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns was in the Knicks' building, though not yet on their team.

The trade bringing the All-Star center to New York and sending out Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo hadn't been completed Monday by the time the Knicks reported for training camp and met with the media.

So the Knicks tiptoed rather than sprinted into their season of high expectations. No specifics about how Towns would fit into their team, no deep discussions about what Randle meant.

“Extremely, unofficially, excited,” swingman Josh Hart said.