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The jump shots stand out immediately. Mitchell Robinson is firing them off after the first practice of Knicks training camp, curling around traffic cones and past the 3-point line. He took just three jumpers last season, none past 16 feet out. Now, he is readying himself for 3s.



Perhaps it is nothing more than early October bluster, the winds of promise and potential that sweep in at this time every year, only to simmer down when the regular season begins. Maybe Robinson is just getting his shots in.



But he insisted he is serious, that he’s not just sopping up practice time. One of the NBA’s most dangerous vertical threats wants to move away from the basket and stretch the floor, too.



“Yes, indeed,” he said. “I...