"The Baron Watch took all sorts of twists and turns yesterday.

Whenever Baron Davis makes his Knicks debut — be it tonight in Cleveland or, more likely, Saturday in Houston — his former coach Paul Silas believes they will get the floor leader they have lacked this season.

Yesterday morning, Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni would not rule out the injured point guard making his Knicks debut tonight against the Cavaliers, who cut Davis this offseason via the amnesty provision.

But after Davis performed poorly in a 3-on-3 scrimmage in the afternoon, the point guard admitted he felt it was unlikely."