Despite still not having the long-term contract he desires, Jets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson is expected to report to training camp on time Wednesday, according to a source.

Wilkerson and the Jets remain far apart on a deal, but Wilkerson appears ready to play out the final year of his rookie contract, which will pay him $6.96 million.

The 25-year-old Wilkerson skipped all of the voluntary portion of the offseason program as he and his representatives tried to hammer out a contract with new general manager Mike Maccagnan. Wilkerson did report to mandatory minicamp in June, a strong indication he likely would appear at training camp on time. But Wilkerson didn’t rule out a holdout when he spoke to reporters in June.

“I’m not answering that question,” Wilkerson said when asked about a training camp holdout.

The Jets report to camp Wednesday in Florham Park and conduct their first practice Thursday. Players can be fined $30,000 per day for missing training camp and can be fined the equivalent of a game check for missing any preseason games.

Wilkerson seemed optimistic in June that he would get a new deal soon. Six weeks later, no deal appears close.

“I’m very confident, hopefully that things will work out with myself and my agent and those guys get something worked out,” Wilkerson said then.

But he added if he did get a new deal, he would be open to playing this season under the current terms of his contract.

“If I have to play under my contract, then so be it,” he said.

This offseason has been a trying one for Wilkerson, as he watched the Jets go on a spending spree to add Darrelle Revis, Antonio Cromartie, Buster Skrine, James Carpenter, Marcus Gilchrist and Brandon Marshall. He also has seen four other defensive linemen get new contracts who were drafted along with him in the first round in 2011.

“I am frustrated, yeah,” Wilkerson said during minicamp. “I thought that a deal would be made, but at the end of the day, it’s a business and these things take time.”

At the minicamp, Wilkerson indicated he thought things might get done soon.

“All I know is that I heard that talks will begin,” he said. “That’s all I know from my agent. There is no timeline.”

The Jets’ defensive line looks like one of the best in football, but there are lingering issues. Besides Wilkerson’s contract status, Sheldon Richardson will miss the first four games of the season after being suspended by the NFL for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. That puts pressure on rookie Leonard Williams, who will be asked to replace Richardson at the start of the year.

Richardson’s suspension increases Wilkerson’s value to the Jets, but probably does not give him any leverage in negotiations. Wilkerson remains one of the team’s defensive leaders and the team’s coaches and front office will be happy to see him Wednesday.

The Jets agreed to terms with rookie wide receiver Austin Hill, an undrafted free agent out of Arizona State, according to sources. They also worked out former Browns and Bengals wide receiver Greg Little on Monday, according to a source.