When Karl-Anthony Towns got into early foul trouble Tuesday, Mike Brown showed no hesitance turning to backup big Andre Drummond. Drummond rewarded Brown’s faith, putting up a double-double in the first half; more impressively, perhaps, the 33-year-old put up those numbers in a single, uninterrupted 14-minute stretch of play.

However, leaning on Drummond too heavily also might have cost the Knicks the game . That could lead to at least some experimentation at center in the second contest, with James Wiseman benefiting most.

Andre Drummond showed Knicks in opener that he isn't perfect, opening door for James Wiseman

There’s a lot to Drummond’s game that Knicks fans will enjoy watching after years of Mitchell Robinson. He can dribble a little. He can score without dunking. He’s become a not-totally-ignorable three-point threat.…