NEW YORK (WFAN) -- Zion Williamson's lips said Thursday night that he'd love to be a Knick. The rest of his face, however, said something different.
After his second-ranked Duke Blue Devils beat 12th-ranked Texas Tech 69-58 at Madison Square Garden, the New York media asked him what he thought about the possibility of being drafted by the Knicks.
Williamson turned, shot at a look at his teammate and then playfully buried his face in his hands.
"If they draft me, I would love to play for the Knicks," he said. "I don't want to say I don't really care where I go. Just the experience of being in the NBA -- whoever wants me and whoever sees the most in me, that's where I want to be."
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Moments later, Williamson, who led Duke with 17 points in the win, praised the Knicks in more detail.
"This is the Garden," he said. "A lot of greats have come through here. My favorite great to come through here was probably Bernard King because my stepdad talked about him a lot, how he just put the ball in the basket. ... I had to go watch his highlights. He could really score the basketball. He was incredible how he did it.
"Playing 41 games here wouldn't be so bad."
Williamson added that he thinks Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis is an "incredible player" and that he has so much respect for him that he didn't want to sit at his locker at the Garden.
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Williamson is widely projected to be the top pick in June's NBA draft. The 6-foot-7, 285-pound forward is averaging 19.8 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 2.1 steals this season.
Barrett and teammate Cam Reddish also figure to be high lottery picks next year.
The rebuilding Knicks are currently 9-24. Four teams -- the Bulls, Hawks, Suns and Cavaliers -- have worse records.