Karl-Anthony Towns has made a significant impact since joining the New York Knicks this summer. The All-Star center is averaging 25.4 points, 13.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and a steal per game. He’s knocking down 55% of his field goal attempts and 44.

Towns, who had 17 points and 22 rebounds in the loss, received roughly 1.1 million votes in the first returns of the fan All-Star ballot, the third-highest in the East behind just Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jayson Tatum. Last year with the Timberwolves, Towns only accumulated just 139,642 votes in the first round of fan voting.

Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns sat out Friday night's matchup against his former team, the Timberwolves, marking his second straight missed game due to a bone chip and sprained thumb.