Bernard King has the most games for the Knicks with 40+ points in a season, with 13 games in 1984-85.

most 40 point game in a season by knicks player

Interpreted as:

most 40 or more point game in a season by knicks player

NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
Bernard King	13	594	1984-85	NYK	41.5	45.7	7.8	4.3	1.3	0.4	3.4	16.5	27.5	59.9	0.0	0.2	0.0	12.8	16.5	77.2	539	101	56	17	5	44	46
Jalen Brunson	11	494	2023-24	NYK	39.5	44.9	5.1	5.9	1.5	0.3	3.0	15.9	29.5	53.8	3.9	8.5	45.7	9.2	10.5	87.1	435	56	65	16	3	33	19	+97
Patrick Ewing	11	467	1989-90	NYK	40.4	42.5	14.3	2.5	1.0	4.0	3.5	16.7	25.3	66.2	0.1	0.2	50.0	8.9	11.4	78.4	444	157	28	11	44	39	45
Carmelo Anthony	8	345	2012-13	NYK	42.0	43.1	6.5	2.6	0.5	0.4	2.4	15.5	26.5	58.5	4.9	8.6	56.5	7.3	8.0	90.6	336	52	21	4	3	19	24	+55
Bernard King	8	349	1983-84	NYK	38.5	43.6	6.5	1.8	0.5	0.0	2.4	17.5	27.3	64.2	0.0	0.0		8.6	11.5	75.0	308	52	14	4	0	19	32
Richie Guerin	7	316	1961-62	NYK		45.1						17.3	29.9	57.9				10.6	13.1	80.4							28
Julius Randle	5	229	2022-23	NYK	38.4	45.8	8.2	3.4	0.6	0.4	2.6	16.0	26.8	59.7	6.6	12.2	54.1	7.2	8.6	83.7	192	41	17	3	2	13	14	+15
Carmelo Anthony	5	237	2013-14	NYK	42.9	47.4	9.4	2.8	0.8	0.8	2.2	17.2	30.2	57.0	4.6	8.6	53.5	8.4	9.8	85.7	214	47	14	4	4	11	14	+46
Jalen Brunson	4	173	2022-23	NYK	37.6	43.3	4.5	6.3	0.0	0.3	1.5	15.5	25.5	60.8	5.5	9.5	57.9	6.8	9.0	75.0	150	18	25	0	1	6	7	+19
Patrick Ewing	4	177	1990-91	NYK	39.0	44.3	14.0	2.5	0.0	3.5	4.0	17.3	28.0	61.6	0.0	0.0		9.8	11.3	86.7	156	56	10	0	14	16	13
Bob McAdoo	4	166	1976-77	NYK	43.5	41.5	17.0	2.5				16.8	27.3	61.5				8.0	10.5	76.2	174	68	10				14
Julius Randle	3	128	2020-21	NYK	40.8	42.7	10.0	6.0	0.7	0.3	3.3	13.7	24.0	56.9	6.3	10.7	59.4	9.0	11.3	79.4	122	30	18	2	1	10	6	+16
Amar'e Stoudemire	3	123	2010-11	NYK	37.0	41.0	7.3	2.7	0.3	2.0	3.3	16.0	26.0	61.5	0.3	1.0	33.3	8.7	9.7	89.7	111	22	8	1	6	10	14	-8
Stephon Marbury	3	124	2006-07	NYK	45.7	41.3	3.7	4.7	0.3	0.0	3.0	13.3	24.7	54.1	5.3	10.7	50.0	9.3	11.7	80.0	137	11	14	1	0	9	12	+1
Latrell Sprewell	3	140	2001-02	NYK	49.7	46.7	6.0	4.3	1.3	0.0	4.3	17.3	31.3	55.3	6.7	11.0	60.6	5.3	6.3	84.2	149	18	13	4	0	13	8	+13
Patrick Ewing	3	130	1988-89	NYK	39.3	43.3	9.3	1.7	2.0	3.7	4.3	18.0	24.0	75.0	0.0	0.0		7.3	8.0	91.7	118	28	5	6	11	13	11
Bob McAdoo	3	120	1977-78	NYK	47.7	40.0	15.3	4.7				16.3	29.0	56.3				7.3	10.7	68.8	143	46	14				12
Richie Guerin	3	140	1959-60	NYK		46.7		7.7				16.3	28.3	57.6				14.0	17.7	79.2			23				7
Carmelo Anthony	2	85	2011-12	NYK	45.0	42.5	8.0	4.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	15.0	29.0	51.7	3.0	6.0	50.0	9.5	12.0	79.2	90	16	8	2	1	3	9	-8
Al Harrington	2	83	2009-10	NYK	37.4	41.5	8.0	1.5	1.0	1.0	2.5	15.0	23.5	63.8	2.5	6.5	38.5	9.0	12.0	75.0	75	16	3	2	2	5	10	+9
Jamal Crawford	2	81	2004-05	NYK	44.5	40.5	3.5	4.5	1.0	1.0	2.5	15.5	25.0	62.0	4.5	8.5	52.9	5.0	6.0	83.3	89	7	9	2	2	5	5	-19
Allan Houston	2	103	2002-03	NYK	43.5	51.5	3.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	15.5	27.0	57.4	5.0	9.5	52.6	15.5	16.5	93.9	87	6	6	2	0	0	6	+11
Allan Houston	2	84	2001-02	NYK	41.5	42.0	2.5	4.5	1.0	1.0	2.0	13.0	26.5	49.1	4.5	9.0	50.0	11.5	13.0	88.5	83	5	9	2	2	4	5	+6
Patrick Ewing	2	81	1995-96	NYK	43.0	40.5	12.5	2.0	1.5	2.5	3.5	16.5	23.5	70.2	0.0	0.0		7.5	10.5	71.4	86	25	4	3	5	7	5
Patrick Ewing	2	86	1993-94	NYK	42.0	43.0	13.0	1.5	2.0	3.0	3.0	16.5	27.5	60.0	0.0	0.0		10.0	13.0	76.9	84	26	3	4	6	6	9