Patrick Ewing, on The Post’s “Big Apple Buckets” podcast, talked about the Knicks’ return to the playoffs: “Definitely, once a Knick is always a Knick. I was disappointed to see that it has been a while since we were last relevant. But I’m just happy for all the things they’ve done. Sometimes you have to be the phoenix rising from the ashes. I think they have been in the cellar for a while and are doing a great job of returning. You have to praise Tom Thibodeau and the rest of the cast with the Knicks. “