Calipari this week compared Knox to rising Celtics star Jayson Tatum and said teams will regret passing on him.
"Teams are going to say two years from now, 'Why would we have passed on him?'" Calipari said during a conference call when I asked about Knox. "He's the youngest player in this draft. He's mentally mature. He's got a great drive and will within his body. But physically his body isn't there yet.
"So you're getting a 6-10 scorer who's tougher than you think but has a way to go. He's going to mature physically. What you find out when you get him is that's what the league is moving to: 6-10 guys who can score the ball, can shoot it, can block shots. Athletically he can do it."
Knox believes his game will adapt well to the NBA -- and specifically with the Knicks.
"I'll be a really good player [in the NBA]," he said Thursday. "I know Coach [David] Fizdale loves those types of wings, he's a player's coach. He said he could use me pretty much everywhere on the court. So that's kind of my sentiment."
Knox said he spent an hour with Fizdale following the recent workout.
"He's probably one of the greatest coaches I've ever met, as far as information and knowledge of the game and of your personal life," he said. "We talked a lot about our personal lives. He gave me some tips about life. He's a player's coach. He's really good coaching X's and O's and I really enjoyed my time with him."
He added: "He loves to coach guys who are all-around wings and he believes I fit that mold. He said they'll put me in the post, outside in pick-and-roll situations, mismatches and be able to iso so they really pretty much said I'll be everywhere."
Knox is also excited about the prospect of playing alongside Kristaps Porzingis, who is still rehabbing from a torn ACL.
"Yeah, I think we'd complement each other pretty well," Knox said. "He's a stretch four basically, can really shoot it, go inside, go outside. So I think our games really complement each other. I'm an all-around guy so I think we would pretty much feed off each other."