The Knicks’ first choice for a free-agent point guard was on the Garden court Saturday while the one they signed sat out his ninth straight game with a hamstring strain.
As The Post reported, the Knicks targeted Terry Rozier in free agency but wound up losing him to the Hornets, getting outbid in a three-year, $58 million deal by Charlotte.
The Knicks wound up with Elfrid Payton, whose been out since the season’s fourth game versus Chicago after signing a two-year, $15 million pact.
Rozier thought at one point he’d wind up a Knick.