Kristian Winfield: The Knicks rely on Josh Hart more than they should

Kristian Winfield: The Knicks rely on Josh Hart more than they should

SACRAMENTO — The numbers are jarring. And for a team with championship aspirations — with the NBA’s second-highest payroll — they’re unacceptable. The Knicks are 12–3 with Josh Hart in the starting lineup. They went 3-5 in the games he missed following his Christmas Day ankle injury, are 5-5 overall in games he’s missed due to injury, and 8-6 in games he’s come off the bench. The math isn’t complicated. Neither is the eye test. Without Hart, the…