Knicks’ Precious Achiuwa remains out as Jericho Sims’ woes have lingered

Precious Achiuwa hasn’t played this season, and that won’t change against Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Achiuwa was ruled out of Friday’s game with the same hamstring strain he suffered in the preseason finale Oct. 18.

In his absence — which will hit at least eight straight games — the Knicks have leaned heavily on Jericho Sims as the lone frontcourt reserve in an eight-man rotation.

That’s been a mixed bag.

Although the Knicks won Sims’ minutes the last two games, he’s been limited offensively with just six shot attempts in 94 total minutes this season.

Achiuwa is more of a power forward than a center and doesn’t set screens as powerful as Sims, but the 25-year-old from Nigeria was the first frontcourt player off the bench until his injury and adds a shotmaking element that’s been missing from the inside.