John Harbaugh gets testy as Giants Malik Nabers questions pile up

The uncertainty around Malik Nabers has John Harbaugh on edge.On a day that could’ve been celebrated for Nabers practicing in full (along with every other member of the Giants) and looking ready to face the Cowboys, Harbaugh slipped from forthcoming preseason mode into a more secretive, fiery and contentious version as he was peppered with questions about his star receiver’s availability for Sunday’s season-opener.Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.

“We can put a stop to all these questions,” Harbaugh said after Wednesday’s practice.“Because I’m not going to tell you who is playing in the game.

I’m not going to tell you who is starting.I’m not going to tell you what package we have in.

I’m not going to tell you what plays we are running.I’m not going to tell you any of that.

So we can have a great press conference, or we can make it uncomfortable.”“But I’m not going to tell you because when you know, the Cowboys know — or every other team we play knows.And that’s not in the competitive interest of our football team.

Does that make sense? So, I think you can respect that.”Nabers looked smooth running, cutting and jumping during the 15-minute practice viewing window.But he has been clear since January that he will play for the first time since tearing his ACL and meniscus last September when he decides that he is 100 percent.There was a point in the offseason — before he avoided being placed on the physically unable to perform list at the start of training camp — when league sources believed Nabers was eyeing an October return.“I think he’s ready to go,” Harbaugh said.

“We’ll see, though.It’s still four or five days until we play.

If he’s ready to go — and he feels like he’s ready to go — then he’ll play.If he’s not and he’s not ready, then he won’t play.”Nabers was bumped around at the end of training camp to get us...