Each day, when the Knicks arrive to practice, every player is asked to answer a short wellness questionnaire. What is his mood? What is his level of soreness? How many meals did he eat? How many hours of sleep did he get?



The survey is new, introduced earlier this season and mirroring the kind that have been introduced gradually around professional sports over the last few years. The focus on sleep is too. After decades of hectic schedules, late nights and early mornings, teams are coming to the realization that sleep is vital.



This year the Knicks have adopted the trend, taking their own steps to try to help players get more and better rest. From training camp seminars to blue-light minimizing glasses, the Knicks have strived to provide their players with the resources to help them catch up on their sleep, something that could make a marginal difference to a 9-25 team.



“It’s everything,” David Fizdale said. “We actually do a lot...