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Mitchell Robinson hasn’t spoken with the media since undergoing ankle surgery in May, but every now and then, he offers an update on social media on a rehabilitation process that now has stretched into the second half of the Knicks’ season.
The injured center has had issues with his conditioning during injury downtime in the past, but the 7-footer posted a video on his Instagram story Friday showing his weight at 268.2 pounds while he awaits to be cleared to resume practicing with the team, perhaps before the end of this month.
“Just working individually right now. So he hasn’t been cleared. There will be a progression and it starts with 1 on 0, which is really where he is right now,” Tom Thibodeau said Friday about Robinson before the Knicks’ 116-99 loss to the Timberwolves. “He hasn’t been cleared for contact yet. So that will be the next phase.”
The 26-year-old Robinson has acknowledged in the past that his weight had ballooned to more than 280 pounds, so the Knicks appear happy with his current conditioning efforts.
“I’ve been very pleased with the way he’s approached the rehab. Very diligent. Working hard,” Thibodeau added. “He’s doing all he can every day. Working on his conditioning. So he’s done a good job. And then we focus on what we have to do with the team right now and who’s available, preparing for each game. But he’s done a really good job.”
Starting center Karl-Anthony Towns sat out his second straight game — in what would have been his first clash at the Garden against his former team — due to a sprain and a bone chip in his right thumb.
Asked if he’s envisioned playing Towns alongside Robinson at times once the latter returns — as Minnesota did last year with Towns at power forward alongside center Rudy Gobert — Thibodeau responded, that’s “obviously a possibility.”
“We feel like with Karl’s comfortable doing both, playing both positions. So we feel like it will be an added weapon for us.”
In the meantime, Robinson will concentrate on staying in shape and getting himself ready to play.
“He’s done a really good job,” Thibodeau said. “Obviously he’s in the pool a lot. So he’s doing that type of stuff. On a bike. The low-impact stuff. Diet is a big part of that, as well. And he’s lifting. He’s doing a lot of things like that. Whatever he can do, he’s done, which is good.
“He’s making good progress.”
