Rasheed Wallace hasn’t played a game for the Knicks since mid-December due to a stress fracture that later required surgery, but he may be ready to come back just in time for New York’s trip to the postseason.
From Marc Berman of the New York Post:Rasheed Wallace could play for the first time since mid-December tomorrow when the Knicks visit Charlotte, Mike Woodson said.
Wallace, who had foot surgery in late February, is significantly ahead of schedule. Wallace was on the court running today on the Garden floor before they faced the Pacers in an attempt to clinch the second seed and draw No. 7 Boston.
Woodson said back in March that if the Knicks added a player to bolster their injury-ravaged roster that Wallace was safe, and perhaps now we know the reason why. Wallace had the surgery at the end of February, and the team said the timetable for his return was eight weeks, which would mean his expected return to action is slightly ahead of schedule.
New York signed Solomon Jones this week, and ended up releasing Kurt Thomas. With Kenyon Martin and Tyson Chandler both unavailable due to injury, Jones actually got the start for the Knicks on Sunday against the Pacers.
Having Wallace back will be a nice boost to the team’s frontline depth as the Knicks head into the playoffs. Wallace has appeared in 20 games for New York, and is averaging 7.2 points and 4.2 rebounds in 14.6 minutes per game this season.