Mark Warkentien was relieved of his duties with the Denver Nuggets earlier this week after a successful reign as their director of basketball operations, but it appears that he will land on his feet, according to a tweet from NBA reporter Sam Amico.

Ex-Nuggets GM Mark Warkentien, let go last week, appears to be leading candidate to become next GM of the Knicks.

While Donnie Walsh has said he’s currently grooming former Knick Allan Houston for the role, it’d be quite the coup if Warkentien were to come on board – especially since he has a good relationship with Carmelo Anthony.