Isiah Thomas is returning to New York basketball, despite a checkered reign with the Knicks that ended ignominiously in the aftermath of a 2007 sexual harassment scandal. Thomas has become president and part owner of the New York Liberty of the WNBA, the team announced Tuesday. "I am honored to have the opportunity to lead the New York Liberty and help the franchise reclaim its position as one of the elite teams in the WNBA," Thomas said in a statement. Thomas will preside over both basketball and business operations for the Liberty, which along with the Knicks are owned by Madison Square Garden chairman James L. Dolan, who hired Thomas as Knicks president in 2003. Thomas has served the Liberty in an unofficial advisory role for the past few years, consulting on the hiring of head coach and general manager Bill Laimbeer, his former Detroit Pistons teammate. Laimbeer was relieved of his duties after two seasons in October 2014, before the Liberty hired him back in...