Knicks’ Landry Shamet has strong first game back in return

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Landry Shamet reminded the Knicks what they were missing when he was out.

The reserve guard turned in 31 productive minutes in Wednesday’s 130-119 victory over the Grizzlies, which followed his five-game absence because of a knee bruise.

Shamet dropped 13 points on 3-of-5 from beyond the arc while providing his usual pesky defense.

The Knicks outscored the Grizzlies by 13 points with Shamet on the court.

Coach Mike Brown was excited for the comeback of one of his favorite players.

“He’s arguably one of our, if not the best, on-ball defenders,” said Brown, whose team went 2-3 without Shamet. “Especially when it comes to ball screens and dribble handoffs. He’s really physical in that area. And you feel him. His pace offensively creates gravity for others. And then his ability to shoot. He can string together two or three 3s. And it can create separation for him and give our group confidence. We had to find other ways. But we missed that from him, especially from his size.”