After spending the last few weeks working out in Chicago with Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade and New York's own Quentin Richardson, NBA Draft prospect O.J. Mayo got his own taste of the Knicks organization in a pre-draft workout at the MSG Training Center.

May worked out before new Knicks Head Coach Mike D'Antoni and new President, Basketball Operations, Donnie Walsh, and he came away impressed by their blueprint for the future.

"The Knicks are a great organization. They're first class from what I've seen," said Mayo. " They've struggled the last year or two, but they have a load of talent, and bringing in Coach D'Antoni, I really feel that he can do a great job with the guys they have right now. … He'll push the players in the preseason, and I see them getting used to the system and having a good opportunity to get in the playoffs."

The 20-year old Mayo averaged 20.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists as a USC freshman in 2007-08, recording a 44.2 percent field-goal percentage while shooting 40.9 percent from behind the arc.

He led the Trojans in scoring, steals (51), three-pointers (88) and assists (109), while setting the school's single-season freshman record for points (684) and three-pointers. His total points were the second-most ever in a season for a USC player, and he ranked third in three-pointers in the school's history. Furthermore, Mayo's 20.7 ppg average was the second-highest in history for a freshman in the Pac-10.

Following his tremendous season, the dynamic guard was named to the All-Pac-10 First Team, Pac-10 All-Freshman Team, NABC District 15 Team and was honorable mention to the All-Pac-10 Defensive team. Furthermore, he was a finalist for the John R. Wooden and Naismith Awards as college basketball's player of the year.

Although he has been hyped as the next big thing since before he even started playing high school basketball, Mayo was extremely humble following his workout on Thursday. He continually refused to toot his own horn, stressing how grateful he is for the opportunity to become a pro, and how hard he will work to be the best player he can be.

"I feel like everyone is good if you're in the lottery," he said. "It's definitely just a great opportunity, and I'll work really hard just to be a good basketball player."

When asked if he had a special desire to play for the Knicks, Mayo chose to focus his answer on playing in the NBA instead.

"The most important thing is accomplishing my dream, and my dream is to play in the NBA," he said. "Anywhere I get picked I am going to be more than happy to play and perform to the best of my abilities. It's an opportunity. There are a million kids who would love to be in my shoes to get an opportunity to play in the NBA. It's a worldwide game, and the NBA is the best league in basketball. It's just a dream."

Still, he did admit to thinking about the possibility of suiting up in a Knicks uniform, and ran off a list of ways he could fit in with the current mix of players.

"Having Nate Robinson playing, sometimes that could let me play the two," he said in a moment of speculation. "Also, sometimes I could play the one with Q-Rich and (Jamal) Crawford. … If I get the opportunity to play for the Knicks, it would be a tremendous opportunity for me."

Also, like many other young players who have worked out at the MSG Training Center, Mayo is intrigued by Coach Mike D'Antoni's inventive offensive schemes.

"Coach D'Antoni runs an up-tempo offense, almost like a run-and-gun," he said. "If you can run and you can shoot it a little bit, you're going to do really well. … I think that it is great for any guard who can get up and down the court and shoot well. It definitely puts you in an opportunity to be successful."

Mayo suggested that he feels a special bond with D'Antoni as well.

"Coach D'Antoni is a West Virginia guy, so he's easy going," he said with a smile. "We've got a West Virginia connection."

It also doesn't hurt that Richardson has been in Mayo's ear of late, praising the new Knicks coach.

"(Richardson) said whenever he played for D'Antoni back in Phoenix, that he led the league in three point attempts and three-point field goals," said Mayo. "So definitely if I get the opportunity to play for D'Antoni, I'm going to get some great chances to put up some shots and really get up and down."

The Knicks continue their extensive preparations for the June 26 NBA Draft on Friday, as the team plans on having several of the top prospects at the Training Center for pre-draft workouts.