There is always a question of want versus need this time of year. Of course the Giants want to win Sunday at Washington. But do they need to win?

For those hyperventilating about the 2020 draft order, winning might screw up the chance of getting pass-rusher Chase Young, and that is a bad deal. Squeezing out another win or two could be imperative for Pat Shurmur and his coaching staff, as far as saving their jobs.

Then there is Daniel Jones. His desire is to go out and beat the Redskins, but the stakes are higher than that. He needs to close out his rookie year starting and winning another game. He has just two more shots at it.

“It would just really help with next year, on how he feels next year and get him some momentum going into next season, knowing that he knows how to win games,’’ receiver Sterling Shepard told The Post. “I think that would be good for his mentality. It would be good for all of us, for sure, as a team, but especially for him, coming out of his rookie season and just being more comfortable next season.’’

The Eli Manning feel-good farewell festivities have come and gone, and Giants World is now back on its axis. Jones was a full participant in practice on Wednesday and says he “feels good’’ and is “progressing well.’’

A high ankle sprain caused him to miss two games, but now he is back. He took the bulk of the reps with the starting offense, and when it came time for the starting quarterback for the week to stand in front of his locker and speak with the media, Jones was there and Manning was nowhere to be seen.

“Feels like I can do everything I need to do,’’ Jones said.

The more the Giants see of Jones, the better. He was starting to give off a bit of a sad-sack demeanor as the losses piled up. It is understandable. The guy is 22 years old and has a significant sense of responsibility. He got to drive the car and yet, after pulling out of the driveway without incident, was unable to shift into park and alternated between neutral and reverse, spinning wheels and going nowhere. He threw four touchdown passes and no interceptions twice in two different games and still lost, part of a nine-game losing slog for the rookie.

Nothing can wipe that out. A won-loss record is attached to two individuals on a football team: head coach and starting quarterback. Jones went from 2-0 to 2-9. As Black Widow would say, there is red on his ledger.

“I think that’s important,’’ Jones said. “Quarterbacks are judged by how many games they win and their won-loss record, that’s definitely important. My mindset, and everybody’s mindset, is to win as a team, and we’re only going to do that as a team. I’ll try to do my part in making sure the team is ready to play and win a game.’’

Jones needs to get back in the win column before the decade is over. Taking a personal starting streak of 11 consecutive losses into 2020 and the offseason is unacceptable. Manning lost his first six starts as a rookie. Go ask him what it meant to finally break through and get his first victory, in the 2004 season finale, when he audibled from pass to run, handed the ball to Tiki Barber for a touchdown that pushed the Giants past the Cowboys.

When Jones hits the field Sunday, it will be 85 days since he beat the Redskins, 24-3, the last time he won a game as the starter. He would not say if it feels like a long time ago.

“It was a tough stretch for us there through the middle of the season,’’ he said. “I think we’ve done good things here and there, we got to build on that and do it more consistently and build off the win on Sunday.’’

Win No. 3 for the Giants this season, 36-20 over the Dolphins, was an Eli Manning Production. Jones was at the game but inactive, not even in uniform.

“Missing any time is tough,’’ he said. “I’d much rather play than watch. Excited to hopefully get back out there.’’

Manning helped his team finally end the losing. Jones is part of the team but was not part of that game.

“Being out there and being on the sideline is different, for sure,’’ Shepard said. “It feels a lot different.’’

Jones is back out there. Time is running out on 2019.