CHARLESTON ? Eddy Curry and Antonio Davis arrived in Charleston last night, where the Knicks' Training Camp is being held. They were spotted strolling into the team hotel at 8 p.m., a strong indication he received passing grades on his battery of heart tests preformed by the Knicks' medical staff.

He's expected to continue his physical today with a team orthopedist. These phases of tests are not related to the heart issue. New York cannot announce whether he had passed his physical until all tests are complete. But his arrival at the Knicks' training-camp site was a terrific sign. Per Team Policy, Curry was told by team officials not to comment on the situation. After his arrival, Antonio Davis spent last night watching the Knicks' night practice.

Knick officials spent all yesterday analyzing data from the battery of Curry heart tests. The Knicks could've rescinded the trade if he had failed his physical.

Tim Thomas and Michael Sweetney, who were also part of the deal, were not allowed to practice with the Bulls last night. Davis, whom Larry Brown wants to keep, couldn't practice either.

Though the Bulls had ordered Curry to take a DNA test to see if he's predisposed to an on-court fatality, some medical experts don't believe in it.

Dr. David Cannom, who examined Curry recently, gave him a clean bill of health. Specialists who subscribe to genetic theory believe the test is a necessity in Curry's case. Curry was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat last March but has been told it's benign.

Minnesota specialist Dr. Barry Maron recommended to the Bulls he take the DNA test to see if he has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition that killed Reggie Lewis in 1993 and Hank Gathers in 1990.

The Knicks should boast two of the game's biggest centers in James and Curry, who ahve the size and girth to clog the paint. New York hasn't had such Paint presence in Davis, Curry, and James since the Ewing and Oakley days. To an extent, they did have Camby and Kurt Thomas in the early part of this Century, but they were no Ewing and Oakley. Brown, who coached Davis in Indiana, doesn't want him released.

"Curry reminds me of myself in college, a beast around the basket," Jerome James said. "He's wanting to dunk everything."