“No, we can use the people on the floor,” Coach Isiah Thomas said. “We got enough guys that have been through some tough times in this league. We don’t necessarily need a locker-room monitor. We need a guy that can play.”

The hard reality of Houston’s feel-good comeback attempt is that the Knicks probably have no room for him. They are carrying 15 guaranteed contracts, the league maximum. They have four players — Jamal Crawford, Mardy Collins, Fred Jones and Nate Robinson — to rotate at shooting guard, and several others who can play there.

If the Knicks could open a roster spot, it would probably go to the rookie Demetris Nichols, a sharpshooter who is 13 years younger than Houston. The Knicks seemed to extend the invitation to Houston out of a sense of obligation.

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[b]“No, we can use the people on the floor,” Coach Isiah Thomas said. “We got enough guys that have been through some tough times in this league. We don’t necessarily need a locker-room monitor. We need a guy that can play.”