The Knicks made seeking someone who would be open to collaboration a clear priority in their coaching search during the summer. But while it’s certainly easy to present the corporate-speak in an interview, it’s less common to find it once the job is filled.

But Mike Brown has opened his doors — to players, to the front office, to ownership — and as he has found his way as the Knicks' head coach, he has done something rare: listening.

So after he made his offseason plans, his staff came to him with an idea: that he was wrong.

He’d plotted out a lineup, putting Josh Hart on the bench, and he’d already admitted he’d kept him there too long in games. Now his staff, coaches who’d been here and seen what Hart could provide, wanted more.

“You wanna know the truth?” Brown said after Wednesday’

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