With a report surfacing on the Knicks …

With a report surfacing on the Knicks Film School podcast Tuesday morning that former Nets coach Kenny Atkinson interviewed Monday, it raised issues of just where the Knicks’ coaching search stands. According to a source with knowledge of the talks, Atkinson’s interview was his second with the front office, which is believed to have completed the two rounds for all candidates. It doesn’t change the fact that Thibodeau is seen as the preferred candidate, but Atkinson’s willingness to interview again at this late date did cause some head-scratching around the league about whether it might mean that the job is not the sure thing for Thibodeau that it is believed to be.