I'm thinking that all of the panic around the April deadline for the extension was not Dolan's doing, after all.
Donnie seems to have a lot to discuss with Dolan, and plenty of patience for it. He's in no hurry to ink a deal because he's more motivated to get things right than he is to get job security ASAP.
Among the reports I've read, he's most worried about the players, his successors, and ultimately seeing the Knicks become legit contenders. Walsh will be back, and he'll be back on his own terms. That's my expectation, anyway.