The Minnesota Timberwolves traded Karl-Anthony Towns in part because they craved flexibility. Which they need. Because to justify the trade today, you’d have to bend over backward. As the Wolves prepare to play Towns and the Knicks on Friday,

Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns is questionable to face his former team Friday with a sprained right thumb, while Minnesota’s Donte DiVincenzo will miss his return to Madison Square Garden with a toe injury.