Tyler Nickel expected to join Knicks over potential college return

Tyler Nickel looks on during the Knicks-Spurs Summer League game on July 11, 2026. There is a bit more clarity surrounding Tyler Nickel’s Knicks future. There is momentum toward the second-round pick joining the team this year rather than returning to college, a league source confirmed to The Post. Nickel, whom the Knicks drafted with the No. 47 pick in June, is part of the 2022 class of college athletes who were granted a fifth year of eligibility — after a ruling from U.S