Over the course of the offseason, one major question arose for the New York Knicks after the euphoria of their historic championship run began to die down: would guard Jalen Brunson be okay?

Nothing Brunson was doing on the court have the Knicks any reason to worry about him, of course. Brunson was an All-Star and led the Knicks to a championship while winning Finals MVP in the process. But there was a certain revelation during the offseason that did raise some heart rates around New York. 

Brunson underwent surgery on his left wrist over the offseason to address lingering pain and discomfort that he had apparently been feeling since the Eastern Conference Finals, but naturally didn't disclose for fear that it would affect his playing time during the playoffs. 

But undergoing the procedure when he did meant that Brunson was given ample time to recover from the procedure and he hasn't missed a game this season, but an update from ESPN senior writer Vince Goodwill should be an even more definite reason for Knicks' fans to breathe a collective sigh of relief.

"I've been told that this is now the stage where he is 100 percent from that surgically repaired left wrist that he had done in July. Right around training camp he was at 85 percent," Vince Goodwill said of Brunson (via OhNoHeDidn't24 on X). 

On surface, it doesn't look like Brunson's wrist has been bothering him at all through the start of the season. He's averaging 25.5 points per game along with 5.2 assists, but some deeper stats tell a different story of how Brunson has been performing.

He's shooting just 39.5% from the field, 32.5% from three and 76% from the free throw line, all the lowest marks of his career. If Brunson's wrist truly wasn't at 100% to start the season as Goodwill states, then his general inefficiency does make sense. 

The main reason he's been able to sustain his standard scoring numbers despite the inefficiency has been due to his, averaging a career-high 21.5 field goal attempts per game. But if Brunson is back to full strength, his typical efficiency should likely make a return as well, which would be huge for a Knicks' offense that has been middling to start the season.

It's no secret that Brunson is the heartbeat of the New York offense, so having him at full strength is beyond crucial for the Knicks to keep rolling.

That might not have been the case to start the season, even if Brunson was staying on the court, but if he's truly back to full strength, the Knicks might be as well.