The Knicks' intrigue in Greece's teen-age center sensation known as "Baby Shaq" grew yesterday as the team called his reps looking to work him out in the next two weeks, The Post has learned.

The big, 290-pound Sofoklis Schortsianitis is considered a potential lottery pick and the Knicks will heavily consider him if they remain at No. 9. With the lottery drawing tomorrow in Secaucus, the Knicks have a 83.2 percent chance of remaining in the nine hole, just a 1.5 percent chance of winning it.

Schortsianitis is big in every way, including being a big mystery. Scuttlebutt among scouts is he's really only 6-foot-8. There's also fear he could have a weight problem. If he measures in at 6-8 at the Chicago predraft camp June 8, his stock likely will drop.