Isiah Thomas issued a statement on Wednesday saying he was committed to remaining in his current position as president of the New York Knicks.

``All my focus is going into rebuilding this franchise, and any innuendo that I would leave my position because of the difficult stretch the team is currently going through is incorrect,'' said Thomas, who is on a scouting trip in Europe.

``I have a duty to the organization, to our ownership and to our fans to find ways, both short and long term, to return the Knickerbockers to a championship caliber team, and I am steadfast in that