"Three officials in the Eastern Conference said that the Knicks would be inclined to give DON CHANEY more time before making any change, and one official indicated that the Knicks had not engaged in discussions about Chaney's job status. "McDyess is just coming back, the numbers aren't in his favor, in terms of all the power forwards, and the Knicks aren't that athletic," one official said. "Knowing Scott, he's going to try to encourage them to stay with Chaney," another official said of SCOTT LAYDEN."