At development camp, Fox wasn’t going to say he wanted only to play for NYR because his options weren’t clear at that point. He wasn’t in a position to call his shots. But as time went on it became clearer.
Every story about him growing talks about his connection to NYR.
It seems to be common knowledge:
https://www.blueshirtbanter.com/2021...-trophy-winner
Prior to being traded to the Blueshirts, every team in the league knew Fox was going to play out his senior campaign at Harvard in 2019-20, enter free agency, and sign with the Rangers, so the team gave up a pair of draft picks to land him a year early.