Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni says that playing center Eddy Curry would be "a risk" at this point.

Curry says he's ready to play, but D'Antoni disagrees.

"Yeah, I am. At the same we're winning, and I'm not trying to disrupt that or disrupt anything around here," Curry said when asked if he's ready to return.

"It's been a while since I played, but I haven't been sitting around. I've been practicing, doing extra work to make sure I can get up and down. At the end of the day, it's just basketball, what I've been doing my whole life. I don't want to get into deserve or not deserve. I'm ready whenever he needs me."

D'Antoni is wary of using Curry because last season, during another comeback, the team collapsed with him on the floor.

"To be honest, I'm playing it close to the vest," he said. "I'm not going to give up a couple of games just to [spot Curry] when I don't know. If it's Raymond [Felton] or Amar'e [Stoudemire] you do it. You just don't know [with Curry]. It's a tough situation for us right now."