Trae to work out for Knicks

Despite the Knicks picking ninth in the June 21 NBA Draft, star Oklahoma point guard Trae Young has decided to give them a private workout at the team facility in Tarrytown, according to an NBA source.

At the draft combine this month, Young said he wasn’t sure if he’d work out for the Knicks, who interviewed him in Chicago. An NBA source said Young will work out for “a handful’’ of clubs, and his schedule is still being mapped out.

On Wednesday, Young held his “Pro Day” workout in Thousand Oaks, Calif., which the Knicks attended. An NBA source said a Knicks scout recently visited the Norman, Okla., campus to interview coaches, professors and trainers about Young.

Young, who became the first freshman player to lead Division I in scoring (27.4) and assists (8.7), is projected to go in many mock drafts at No. 6, where Orlando selects. The Magic traded Elfrid Payton and can use a point guard.

Knicks general manager Scott Perry said the club isn’t against trading up a few notches in the draft. Young, who turns 20 in September, was considered a consensus top-three pick amid Stephen Curry comparisons and LeBron James’ compliments before a significant late-season swoon amid questions about his turnovers and defense.

Despite the Knicks’ pointguard glut, and after drafting Frank Ntilikina last June at No. 8, sources have indicated the 6-foot-1 Young is heavily on their radar if he falls to No. 9 because of his high upside. According to one advanced analytic, Young shot 35.59 percent on shots that would count as 3’s in the NBA.

Young led Oklahoma to an 18-14 record after going 11-20 the previous season, but the Sooners were knocked off in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in overtime by Rhode Island.