Marc Berman of the New York Post reports that the Knicks are looking at Maryland power forward Chris Wilcox. The Knicks wined and dined Wilcox last night, bringing him to The Palm restaurant before his big show today at the Garden.

Wilcox, who could still be available when the Knicks make the seventh pick, will hold today his second of three workouts, open only to lottery teams. Wilcox will face Fresno State's Melvin Ely and DeAngelo Collins.

Rock Newman, ex-boxing promoter and Wilcox?s agent ranks Wilcox as the top power forward in the draft, even ahead of Kansas? Drew Gooden. Newman said that Gooden was invited to work out against Wilcox last Wednesday in Chicago. Gooden's handlers, though, shied away.

Wilcox' strained hamstring prevented him from holding private workouts last month, so Newman chose to hold three workouts in each part of the country for lottery teams. Wilcox held his first workout at the Bulls' practice facility Wednesday, which Layden and Nix attended. After today's Garden trial, he will work out once more in Phoenix Thursday and the Knicks will be present again