Hornacek eager for coaching return after Knicks debacle

Former Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek broke his silence — and didn’t have much to say.

“We felt like we were on the right path,” Hornacek said during an ESPN podcast. “It felt a little like unfinished business for us. But that’s the NBA.”

After winning in Cleveland in the season finale last April, Hornacek was fired by president Steve Mills in a Westchester County Airport conference room at 2 a.m.

Hornacek finished the 2017-18 season with a 29-53 record — a mark that looks fabulous compared to David Fizdale’s 10-45 disaster. Hornacek lost Kristaps Porzingis for the season on Feb. 6 and the team fell into a deep tailspin. But Knicks brass said Hornacek was fired because he didn’t connect well with the younger set.

Sources indicate Hornacek and Porzingis didn’t get along too well, but he had zero bad things to say about the 7-foot-3 Latvian who was traded to the Mavericks on Feb. 1.

“His mindset was, ‘I want to be a winner, I want to be the best guy in the league,’ ” Hornacek said. “It’s not like in practice, he took it easy. When we practiced, he went at it like a game.”

Hornacek said he’ll coach again and probably has an assistant’s job waiting for him in Golden State, where he would have landed if then team president Phil Jackson didn’t stunningly offer him the Knicks job despite his lack of familiarity with the triangle offense.

“I absolutely want to be back coaching and getting back at it after a little break here,” Hornacek said.

Sharpshooter John Jenkins flew to Cleveland and will be officially signed to a 10day contract Monday. The Post reported in November the 6-4 shooting guard would become a strong candidate to fill any open roster spot this season. The Knicks had three open roster spots after the Porzingis trade. Jenkins finished a 10-day contract with Washington, where he played just 10 minutes and hit both his 3s.

The 27-year-old previously has played with Atlanta, Dallas and Phoenix and put up huge numbers with the Westchester Knicks this season (24.7 points per game, 42.9 percent from 3).