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Dice agent: Rehab's goin' fineAndy Miller, agent for Antonio McDyess, warned Knick fans not to count out his client just yet. Miller won't project when McDyess will return to action and how much he'll participate in training camp that begins with the first veterans' practice Oct. 3. But Miller reports his client's rehab from left knee surgery - done mostly in Houston - is going smoothly. "Things are going well," said Miller, who spoke to McDyess Thursday. "I don't care about what people are projecting, because 99 percent of times it doesn't come to fruition. All I'll confirm is he's doing well and he's speaking in a positive tone and doesn't have a morbid outlook. His spirits seem very high right now and I just spoke to him." Quietly, there's been a spike in optimism inside the organization on McDyess' rehab, though the Knicks haven't publicly given an update in more than four months or set a timetable for his return. Knicks public relations director Joe Favorito said the club would have an update "shortly before training camp begins" on whether McDyess will participate in any team drills, though it seems a longshot he'll play the preseason schedule. "Personally, I'm extremely optimistic, but I'm not a doctor," Miller said. "Antonio wishes he had all the answers, too. He's frustrated too and wants to know the same answers everyone is asking." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Houston: I might need more timeThe Knicks haven't had much luck with knee surgeries the past year. There's a chance that the rehabbing Allan Houston won't be ready, as the team had anticipated, when training camp gets underway on Oct. 3, Houston told The Post yesterday. Houston underwent arthroscopic surgery on June 10 to remove loose pieces of cartilage from his right knee. The team has said that Houston was expected to be ready well before camp begins. Houston's slower-than-expected rehab means that the Knicks' two franchise players, Antonio McDyess and Houston, could be spectators, come Day 1 of veteran's camp. McDyess is a longshot to be ready, though the Knicks have not provided an update on his condition in more than four months. "I don't know, I can't tell you right now," Houston said, offering an obtuse response to the question of whether he'll be ready for the start of camp. "But I'm not going to pull my hair out if I'm not there for the first day of training camp. The thing is, when the team needs me, if it's the second week or the first day, I'll be there." The good news is that Houston has been in close contact with McDyess, he said, and is more certain than ever the power forward will play this season. McDyess had surgery on April 21 on his left patella - his third knee surgery in 18 months. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Lampe has extra yearThe Knicks reportedly have rookie Maciej Lampe, 18, locked up for four years (one more than previously believed) if they wish, The Post has learned. The Knicks negotiated in a team option on a fourth year at the bargain-basement price of $860,000. The complicated four-year deal is worth about $3.5 million. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Knicks Aug 2003 Archive
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