“Tough mentally”: New York Knicks’ star Jalen Brunson reveals feelings during time off the court

New York Knicks’ star Jalen Brunson has revealed that it was ‘tough mentally’ to watch his team play without him.

The 27-year-old made a great comeback after missing action for a couple of weeks as he played a key role and registered 30 points in the Knicks’ win against the Houston Rockets with a score of 109-94.

Talking after the match, Brunson stated he has ‘utmost faith’ in his teammates and that he just did what was best for him.

"When you're not able to be out there, it's tough mentally,” he said. “But you've got to do obviously what's best for you. But obviously I want to be out there and be able to help my team win, but it's tough watching that. But I have the utmost faith in my teammates whether I'm out there or not."

Brunson is having a fabulous season for the Knicks on the court where he is averaging 25.9 points per game which is the 14th best in the league. This is his best season in terms of average points per game.

It was the second consecutive game where Brunson managed to register 30 or more points for the Knicks. The best outing for the New Jersey-born came this season came in the match against the Phoenix Suns where he ended up registering whopping 50 points.