A season-ticket holder who attended an open practice at Madison Square Garden in October 2005 testified Monday that he heard Isiah Thomas, the Knicks? coach and president, introduce Browne Sanders to a third person and speak of her in terms that she said were quite familiar to her and that made her increasingly uncomfortable.

Robert Levy, a lawyer who attended the practice with a friend, said Thomas introduced Browne Sanders, then the Knicks? senior vice president for marketing, to a man he believed to be the former N.B.A. guard Micheal Ray Richardson. Levy testified that Thomas said that she was doing a ?terrific job,? that ?it could be very distracting to work next to someone who was so easy on the eyes,? and that Thomas ?couldn?t get any or no love from her.?

Levy, who specializes in employment law, said Thomas?s hand was draped over Browne Sanders?s shoulders and ?she seemed to be pulling away and had an uncomfortable smile on her face ? if you could call it a smile.?