Grievance remains on the table

Matt Harvey said all the right things on Tuesday, as he returned from a threegame suspension without pay for missing Saturday’s game.

One thing he didn’t do, though, was rule out filing a potential grievance.

“Honestly, the last thing in the last three days I’ve thought about is that [grievance],’’ Harvey said during a press conference before the Mets faced the Giants at Citi Field. “For me, I’ve been more embarrassed for my actions and I’ve been thinking about the team more than anything.”

While he said he had not f iled a grievance, Harvey added, “Whether that happens later down the road or whatnot is not on my mind.”

Perhaps not, but it is on the mind of the MLBPA, which, sources said, continues to look into whether a grievance is warranted for the loss of $82,219 from his $5.1 million salary.

Whether or not he f iles a grievance could be based t he uni on’s deci s i on as much as Harvey’s. And the union —and Harvey — still has six weeks to make a determination.

Still, it might be difficult for Harvey to formulate much of an argument, given what he said on Tuesday in his contrite pregame session during which he admitted to staying out “past curfew” on Friday, playing golf on Saturday and failing to show up for Saturday night’s game in Queens. And he made no mention of a migraine or any other malady that kept him from the Citi Field over the weekend.

“I’ve apologized for what I did,” Harvey said when asked about the grievance. “I sincerely mean that and my job now is to move forward and do everything I can to help this team and this organization get back on track, get myself back on track and help this team win.”

Harvey, who was voted the Mets union representat ive in 2014, was sent home by the team when he showed up for his scheduled start against the Marlins on Sunday and is slated to pitch Friday in Milwaukee.