Inside look at Knicks’ OG Anunoby’s quiet persona: ‘A Kawhi-type’

TORONTO — The silence and compliance is not an act from OG Anunoby. The Knicks forward went about his business with the same introversion in Toronto, says his good buddy and former teammate.

“You guys think that’s a persona but that’s really who he is,” Raptors forward Chris Boucher said ahead of Saturday’s match up against Anunoby on Saturday at MSG.

Boucher, a Canadian, gravitated toward Anunoby during their six seasons together in Toronto, appreciating the quiet nature of the 3-and-D specialist.

It’s a characteristic that’s already been on display in New York from Anunoby, who answers media questions with the brevity — but without the annoyance — of a teenager quizzed about his day at school.

No words can be wasted because there are so few.

His interview with MSG Network on the court last week went viral not only because of Anunoby’s enthusiasm for quick-hitting cliches but also his desire to hold the microphone for each answer.