ORLANDO – The scorching hot ride of Kristaps Porzingis cooled down Wednesday night in Orlando when the 7-foot-3 unicorn sat out the second night of a back-to-back with right elbow bursitis and a sprained left ankle.

Porzingis said before the Knicks’ 112-99 loss to the Magic that he may need a procedure on the ongoing elbow situation after the season. He’s had bursitis for years – an inflammation of the elbow. He said he may have it drained or another sort of minor surgical procedure.

Porzingis said his elbow flared up after falling during one of his wrestling matches with Charlotte center Dwight Howard in a comeback win Tuesday. He said he injured the ankle on the last driving, finger-roll bucket that sealed the victory over the Hornets at the Garden.

“When I hit it again it just swells up and it’s sensitive and I can’t stretch my arm,’’ Porzingis said of his ballooning elbow. “It bothers me a little bit but not that bad. It’s always, I have to get the swelling down and then I’ll be fine again. But I think once the season’s over. I might have to do something about it. I just can’t keep going like this every year.”

Porzingis said he could “drain it” or “do some stuff with it.”

Not having time to recover from his two ailments amid a back-to-back set was a big factor in the decision to rest. But Porzingis sees himself returning Saturday for Sacramento at the Garden.

“Sometimes it’s smart when something’s hurting to maybe sit out one game and not later lose four games,’’ Porzingis said. “But in this case, I got to the point with the ankle I needed to give it a rest. Hopefully I’ll be ready next game.”

Howard looked to be throwing Porzingis around much of the night until their inside battle finally resulted in an offensive foul on “Superman.’’ But not before the Latvian was lobbying to the referees.

“I was on the floor like 15 times,’’ Porzingis said. “So I think one of the times I just banged my elbow.”

Porzingis said his conversations with the refs may have worked.

“I helped the refs make [one] call,’’ Porzingis said. “I looked at them and they’re all pushes. There’s contact there. I think veteran players they do a good job of talking to the refs early in the game saying, hey, this guy’s doing this. But it’s OK. It’s just playing physical.”

This is the first game Porzingis has missed after a sensational start to the season. He’s averaging 30.0 points per game, which is the most in Knicks history through 10 contests.

Though he sat a nine-minute stretch bridging the third and fourth quarters Tuesday, he returned midway through the final period to seal the deal. He hit a big trey and drove in for the layup in the last seconds.

“I actually hurt it on the last play when I drove to the basket,’’ Porzingis said. “I got a little pinch in my ankle. It hurt until the end of the game.”

While Porzingis’ start has been overwhelming, making him an early MVP candidate with the Knicks at 6-4, his brother Janis made recent threatening remarks in Latvia regarding his future. Porzingis is a free agent in 2109 and can sign a rookie contract extension this summer.

Knicks GM Scott Perry addressed reporters before the game and was asked about the brother’s remarks.

“I don’ t really want to talk about that right now,’’ Perry said. “The time to talk about contract extensions, that’s far. We’re living in today. KP is playing some very good basketball right now. He’s playing well and happy with this team. We’ll deal with all that stuff later. But no comment in terms of what was said because I really don’t know (what it meant).”

“I’ve met (Janis), had a good initial meeting with him. I’m looking forward to getting to know him better as we move forward.’’

Porzingis had an interesting 28-point night against Charlotte. After his 19-point, first-half explosion, he looked winded early in the second half, committing two straight turnovers. Hornacek said his sitting of Porzingis wasn’t because of any injury but the frontline of Kyle O’Quinn and Lance Thomas leading the comeback charge in the 118-113 victory.

“Obviously I stayed ready,’’ Porzingis said.