1.   As another pleasant fall afternoon awaited the team Friday after the morning practice, one almost wondered if some players would have to be dragged onto the team charter.

2.   Both Reeves and Gill made the team charter Monday night to Toronto.

3.   Bowman allowed Federov to borrow the team charter and fly to Phoenix to hook up with her when she was playing at a WTA event in Scottsdale, Ariz.

4.   Brown, who got his sixth interception of the season last night, is not expected to be fined after missing the team charter to Arizona on Sunday.

5.   But Davidson, the former Rangers goaltender who flies on the team charter and usually sits with Gretzky, never directly asked Gretzky if he was leaving.

6.   But Davidson, the former Rangers goaltender who flies on the team charter and usually sits with Gretzky, never directly asked Gretzky the retirement question.

7.   Everyone else had filed quickly out of the locker room, avoiding the questions and heading straight for the team charter to Sacramento.

8.   Finishing flourish, Slocumb, and it was on to the Boston-bound team charter.

9.   In a statement issued Thursday by the Knicks, CHARLES OAKLEY denied engaging in any improper conduct involving flight attendants on team charters.

10.   In much simpler times, it was common for writers covering NBA teams to travel on the team charter to and from games.