Disclosed are techniques for wireless positioning. In an aspect, a positioning entity determines an initial set of wireless links over which positioning reference signals (PRS) are measured by a network node engaged in a positioning session, identifies a subset of wireless links of the initial set of wireless links based on an expected positioning measurement associated with a corresponding wireless link of the initial set of wireless links, a location of an anchor node associated with the corresponding wireless link, and an observed positioning measurement for the corresponding wireless link, and determines a location of the network node based on observed positioning measurements of the identified subset of wireless links.