MIAMI — On Wednesday, Jalen Brunson needed crutches and a walking boot to leave Madison Square Garden . By Monday? The Knicks’ All-Star point guard was already back on the floor, firing up jumpers during his pregame routine at Kaseya Center.

Brunson is as tough as they come. And while the Knicks haven’t offered a concrete timetable for his Grade 1 ankle sprain, the fact that he accompanied the team on their road trip — while OG Anunoby (left hamstring strain) stayed back for treatment — leaves the door open for a return sooner rather than later.

Whether that’s in Dallas on Wednesday, a return to his old stomping grounds, or Saturday in Orlando after two days of rest and a full practice, remains to be seen.

“Just mental toughness,” said Mikal Bridges, Brunson’s former Villanova teamm

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