“The knee is good, I feel one hundred percent,” said the Knicks’ First Team All-Rookie forward. “It’s just too bad I hurt my ankle, so I’m not going to have a chance to get out there.”

Frye was heading into the home stretch of one of the best seasons for a Knicks rookie in more than two decades – 12.3 points and 5.8 rebounds worth in 65 games – when a sprained left knee ligament ended his campaign abruptly on March 21. Surgery was not required, and the subsequent weeks of rehabilitation culminated in Frye’s return to active duty in this week’s Toshiba Vegas Summer League.

In the Knicks’ opening contest in Las Vegas, Frye scored 19 points and added five rebounds in 26 minutes against Cleveland. He logged 19 minutes the following night against Phoenix, with six points and two boards, until the injury bug popped up again, in a different place.

“I just hurt my ankle two nights ago against the Suns,” said Frye, who sat out Monday’s game against Sacramento, which would have been his Summer League finale. “I was really anxious to get back on the court and I’m glad I got out here and get a chance to play with these guys. It shows me that, even though I got to play in only two games, what I want to work on and what I need to do to get better next year.”

Knicks fans will notice a slightly new-look Frye this season, one perhaps better equipped to handle the wars down in the low post when needed. Early reports had Frye adding as many as 15 pounds to his 6-foot-11 frame. When told that figure, he laughed it off.

“I bulked up a little bit, but it’s not 15 pounds,” he said. “It’s more like five. I just got a lot in my legs from doing a lot of rehab. It’s just all athletic muscle.

“I’m not trying to get big, it’s just what happens when you get older, you get a little bit of weight on you. So hopefully I can keep (at) this weight and keep it during the year.

“It definitely will (help), just to be able to do moves that I couldn’t have done last year because of the weight. I think I’ve just grown up.”

Unlike last year’s Summer League, Channing doesn’t have to earn a roster spot on a veteran Knicks team. Now he’s one of the young vets, and will use the summer to regain some lost momentum caused by last season’s knee injury.

“I think this year I’m really just trying to get back in shape and get my rhythm back,” he says. “I don’t think points and stuff really matter right now. It’s more about creating a team chemistry, a team bond, getting used to a new coaching staff and going out there and working on stuff that I need to work on.”

Following Monday’s action, Frye left the Knicks’ Summer League squad to participate in the overseas NBA Madness youth project. His upcoming itinerary calls for even more exotic locales than Las Vegas.

“I’m going to Taiwan and the Philippines,” says Channing, who made goodwill trips to Australia, Turkey, Italy and Greece during his high school and college days. “I’m going out there with one of my best friends, (Philadelphia’s) Andre Iguodala, and just go out there and have some fun and get a chance to become worldly.

“It’s just a chance for us to go out there and have a good time and encourage kids in other countries to show them that you can make it.”

MONDAY’S GAME: Nate Robinson scored a team-high 16 points – converting four clutch free throws in the game’s final 17 seconds – to lift the Knicks to a come-from-behind 79-78 victory over the Sacramento Kings at Cox Pavilion on Monday, lifting New York’s Summer League mark to 2-1.

Robinson scored 10 second-half points as the Knicks outscored the Kings 44-33 over the final two quarters after trailing by as many as 14 in the first half. Wichita State free agent Paul Miller scored 14 points for the Knicks, while David Lee notched a double-double with 13 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Kevin Martin scored a game-high 24 points for the Kings while veteran Ron Artest had seven points and four rebounds in 17 minutes. Both teams were hamstrung from the free throw line, as the Knicks went just 22-42 (.524) from the stripe and the Kings 17-31 (.548).

On Tuesday, the Knicks face the Detroit Pistons at 9:00 p.m. ET, with coverage on MSG Network.