The Knicks, who will select at No. 8 in next week’s NBA Draft, worked out USC’s high-flying freshman Demar DeRozan at the team’s training center on Thursday. DeRozan is perhaps the draft’s best finisher around the rim and is ready to showcase his hops on the league’s biggest stage.

“I think I got one more dunk contest victory in me,” said DeRozan, who won the McDonald’s Slam Dunk championship as a high school senior. “That’s something I’m definitely going to look forward to come All-Star weekend.”

First, though, DeRozan needs to be drafted to an NBA franchise.

The 6-foot-6 forward has already worked out for four other teams prior to coming to New York and he will visit Memphis (No. 3) and Sacramento (No. 4) before next Thursday’s draft.

“A lot of people say (the Raptors) promised me, and a lot of people say I’d come in and be the next Vince (Carter),” DeRozan said. “But I really won’t know until draft night.”

Being compared to extremely athletic players is nothing new for DeRozan, who has also been viewed as the next Kobe Bryant or Richard Jefferson. But when asked which players he would compare himself to, DeRozan said he wants to make his own stamp in the NBA.

“I just want to separate myself from everybody else and be my own player,” he said

DeRozan, who averaged 13.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists for the Trojans last season, would be able to separate himself from most rookies if he gets the opportunity to play in New York. Head Coach Mike D’Antoni’s fast-paced system is a perfect fit for players with DeRozan’s skill-set.

“Who wouldn’t love playing in D’Antoni’s system?” DeRozan asked. “I’d love it. They get out and play. They let their players play. There are no restrictions on any of his players, so every player would love playing for D’Antoni.”

And the fact that the Knicks play at the World’s Most Famous Arena would make coming to New York even more special for DeRozan.

“Every legend has played here from (Michael) Jordan to Patrick Ewing, everybody,” he said. “Then Kobe and LeBron (James) this past season with what they did, this atmosphere would be great.”