NEW YORK — After his impressive Summer League showing, Kevin Knox didn't take much time off.

He went back to work.

The Knicks rookie spent time breaking down film, dissecting his performance and identifying how he could have improved.

It's part of Knox's ongoing education, something that will hit another gear when the Knicks open training camp on Tuesday.

Knox is ready.

"I’m pretty excited," Knox said at an event for Subway in Manhattan on Thursday." We worked out lot these last six or seven weeks. We had our conditioning test [Wednesday] so guys are going home right now before training camp. So we’ll take some time off, get ready for training camp. But had a great summer, looking forward to training camp, getting all the guys together in the gym, learn from Fizdale and get ready for the season."

Aside from working on the court, Knox has also spent the past three months building relationships with his new teammates. He believes that chemistry will go a long way once the season begins.

"We’d have a lot of people, like 14 players in the gym at one time, just trying to get that work in, building chemistry," Knox said. "Like Fizdale said, not a lot of teams have 14 guys that show up to summer workouts. I feel like it’s going to help us in the long run because our chemistry is just building stronger and stronger every single day as the summer goes on."

Knox has already taken on a leadership role with Mitchell Robinson, the Knicks' second-round draft choice.

David Fizdale reached out to Knox and asked him to help guide Robinson, who never played college basketball. While Knox was only at Kentucky for one year, it was still more development than Robinson experienced.

Knox has embraced the assignment.

"Me and Mitch are pretty cool," Knox said. "We get along really well. Nothing serious. We just go to the gym, go out to eat, stuff like that. It’s going to help me in the long run, being a leader and stepping up more."

Knox, meanwhile, has leaned on Frank Ntilikina to help him get accustomed to playing for the Knicks, asking him everything from what practices are like to where he can find training tape.

"I asked him all types of questions," Knox said.

On the court, Knox has seen Ntilikina continue to get better this summer. Ntilikina showed glimpses of that improvement during Summer League, but Knox believes it'll be consistent once the season begins.

"Frank’s gotten a lot better," Knox said. "He was very aggressive this summer and that was something people wanted to see him do more. That’s something he’s going to show you all this year, he’s gotten more aggressive off pick-and-rolls. Of course his defense is always going to be great. His passing is getting a lot better. We definitely worked on a lot this summer."

There's a strong chance Knox is inserted right into the starting lineup, something Fizdale said he would not hesitate to do. This season is all about development for the Knicks, and Knox is at the forefront of that plan.

Fizdale also said he isn't guaranteeing anything.

Either way, Knox said he's looking forward to learning from his new head coach.

"Fizdale’s a great coach," Knox said. "He’s always in the locker room asking us how you’re doing, how’s the family and stuff like that. He just loves to be around us. He’s a player’s coach. He loves to be around his players. Everybody respects him. You’ve got some of the best players of all time that respect him. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade. A lot of guys respect Fizdale. It’s going to be great to be able to learn from him and take some of his words."

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