Pablo Prigioni expected to return vs. Brooklyn

Knicks guard Pablo Prigioni is expected to return from a toe injury Monday against the Nets, and head coach Mike Woodson may place him in the starting lineup to match Brooklyn's smaller lineup, ESPN New York reports.

"We've had some success, as you recall last year, with playing [Prigioni] and Raymond [Felton] both and Melo back at the 4," Woodson said Sunday. "I'm not opposed to going back small based on what other teams do."

Prigioni has been sidelined since Dec. 16, and as a result he has missed 16 consecutive games with the injury. He has averaged 3.9 points, 3.2 assists and 1.9 rebounds through 24 games.