Towns has been dealing with a knee injury suffered during the team's weekend stretch of losses to the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Chicago Bulls. It caused him to miss Monday's 104-93 loss to the Orlando Magic. Even if he tried his best to return to action at home.

The Knicks have listed both Karl-Anthony Towns and Miles McBride as questionable for Wednesday’s home game against the Raptors after both sat out Monday’s loss to the Magic. Tom Thibodeau played fill-in starter Jericho Sims alongside Precious Achiuwa at times to combat Orlando’s size and offensive rebounding ability.

Karl-Anthony Towns has been ruled out by the team for the first game on a lengthy homestand after enduring patellar tendonopathy in his knee amidst the Knicks' Saturday loss in Ch