It's still very early in the 2025-26 NBA season for the Minnesota Timberwolves, who fell to 4-4 in a blowout loss to the Knicks on Wednesday. The Wolves have a talented roster, led by the trio of Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle, and Jaden McDaniels, which should have them in the mix once again in the Western Conference.

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards made a cool gesture to a fan despite their loss to the New York Knicks.

Trading away Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo was met with scrutiny last offseason, but Randle and DiVincenzo have bought into their roles. Minnesota started the season with very real title hopes, although injuries have slowed them down.

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards is feeling healthy and optimistic heading into Friday's home game against the Utah Jazz.

The Minnesota Timberwolves face the New York Knicks in a regular season NBA game on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025 at Madison Square Garden.

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Timberwolves play the Utah Jazz in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup. Minnesota went 49-33 overall and 11-5 in Northwest Division play a season ago. The Timberwolves allowed opponents to score 109.3 points per game and shoot 46.0% from the field last season.

The Minnesota Timberwolves (4-3) travel to Madison Square Garden to face the New York Knicks (4-3) in NBA action on Wednesday.

Both the Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks may be without one of their key players in Wednesday night's matchup.

Minnesota played the most clutch games last season, going 20-26 in those situations. In 2025-26, it hopes to improve upon that stat.