The NYT is such trash reporting. They jump straight to the political bias before any factual reporting:

... the Trump administration has inflamed the situation with threats and bullying. It has charged, without presenting evidence, that the microbe jumped to humans from a Wuhan lab.

...and yet, this is precisely what the Dr. is asking about, which the NYT deftly avoids saying outright in the article.

In no uncertain terms, Dr. Lucey says:

it is important to address questions about any potential laboratory source of the virus

I guess it really depends who asks, and whether they ask China nicely.