Villanova will be in the house.

Mikal Bridges, the Wildcats’ premier small forward, will work out Thursday for the Knicks in Tarrytown, according to an industry source, after being linked to the franchise since February.

The Knicks are starving for a small forward in the draft, and the 21-year-old Villanova junior won his second NCAA title in three years in April. He already has worked out for Chicago and Charlotte. The Bulls select seventh — two spots ahead of the Knicks — and reportedly hold genuine interest as he fits in their conservative, tried-and-true approach.

In fact, Bridges appeared to state a Bulls preference earlier this week when he told The Chicago Tribune: “This is one team I feel like I fit perfectly in. Just a lot of young guys, how they run the floor, especially with Kris [Dunn] and Zach [LaVine], fast with the ball, get out in transition. I play well in transition.”

Bridges is regarded as a winner, shooter and defender — a so-called “3 and D” wiz — but the issue is his All-Star upside. That is why if uber-talented small forward Michael Porter drops to nine because of worries about his back, the Knicks would be very intrigued.

As a junior, Bridges averaged 17.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and shot 43.5 percent from 3-point land. He’s rated higher than his small-forward counterpart, Miles Bridges of Michigan State, in most mock drafts, though some in the Knicks organization like Miles’ athletic upside.

“All I care about is winning,’’ Bridges said in Chicago. “I don’t really care about single accolades. You’re not gonna know what it takes to win unless you’ve done it. I know what it takes. You sacrifice a lot for it.”

Knicks president Steve Mills has scouted Villanova a ton, watching all of the Big East tournament. Assistant GM Gerald Madkins recently spent time on the Villanova campus talking to staff.

Villanova stud coach Jay Wright told The Post last month that Bridges would have no issue in the New York spotlight. Bridges, who won the Julius Erving Award for the nation’s top small forward, hails from Malverne, Pa.

“I really do,’’ Wright said about whether he thought Bridges would thrive under the New York, lottery-pick scrutiny. “It’s not just mental toughness. It’s an intelligence and humility. He understands what it’s all about. He’s played for two national championships teams here, and during his tenure there was a lot of expectation and attention. I think he’s used to it, very comfortable in that position.”

NBA draft consultant Ryan Blake said of Bridges: “He’s got those kind of instincts to play both ends of the floor,” but he added he’s more of a “spot-up artist” and will need to improve creating off the dribble.

But defense won’t be an issue, according to Bridges.

“Defense is one of the biggest things in the NBA,” Bridges said after his Bulls workout. “I take a lot of pride in that and always will. I’m never gonna relax on the defensive end. Freshman year, I was a little too weak. I wasn’t really ready. I got stronger in the weight room. And I had a lot of tough guys to guard [in practice], so I had to learn how to play defense really well.”