The Knicks, especially Mills, had been telling us all that everybody was on the same page, that they repaired the relationship with Porzingis after the Latvian skipped his exit meeting in 2017. He was lying. Mills fancies himself a player whisperer with a great connection to players, but the Garden-lifer failed with this task. As the Knicks descended to the worst team in the NBA this season, Porzingis expressed dismay recently to teammates Courtney Lee, Enes Kanter and others, according to a source. Porzingis, who hasn’t played in almost a year because of ACL surgery, is “essentially cleared to play,” a source told the Daily News, but was concerned about how the Knicks would handle his potential return during their tank job.