Yeah, but based on numbers, he is putting solid since he become a Knicks and so that could be the management is looking, on how they think Randle will play after his injuries. Still solid NYK team if he is back, we have Jalen Brunson and the rest knows how to contributed although they have lost Isaiah Hartenstein. But I still see the when Randle is healthy, he is going to lead the team in the playoffs again. He is a All star if I'm not mistaken, but we all know that if a players is injured and nursing some injuries, their performance are going to be affected. So let's give Randle another run in the Knicks uniform and take back his leadership or at least the alpha of the team.
Randle is not an injury-prone player, so it's just right that they gave him a chance to earn a good contract so he could play better. In fact, his numbers are already good enough to justify the contract he received, so there's no debate on that. The only problem is our fear that he will be injured again and all the money they invested in him will be wasted since they could not utilize him. However, I know they are smart enough to understand what they are doing. They know better than us, so they gave a good contract to a player they believe in and his capability.
Now discussions float up regarding on new contract eligibility what Randle can get and now Knicks is thinking about this matter since maybe as you said they are careful giving huge contract to him since they are afraid that they might just waste their money he get injured again. There's article about this here will share the link
And if Randle maybe could give a good assurance to his team that he can give help his team next season provably next will erase their doubt and agree to that current extension what Randle is eligible to get.