"Help is one step closer, Knicks fans. Veteran point guard Baron Davis practiced for the first time Monday and said that when he gets back he can assist the floundering team.

"I know I can definitely help. I know I can definitely do some things out there that can help," Davis said after practice in Greenburgh. "We all need each other at this point as a team. We need to just figure out how to play off of each other and just play with a style that suits everybody and works to everybody's strengths. It's a short season, but it's a long season and we have enough time to really get it together.""