After impressing New York’s brain trust during the first round of interviews, Brown has emerged as a front-runner to replace Tom Thibodeau.

The Knicks also reached out South Carolina women's coach Dawn Staley, but she is currently not considered a finalist, league sources said.

The New York Knicks will interview two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown for a second time as they seek Tom Thibodeau’s replacement, a person with knowledge of the details said Monday. Brown’s return this week will make him the first of the known candidates to get a second interview for the position that has been vacant for nearly a month.