The season wasn’t so Precious for Mr. Achiuwa.

Even as he spent much of the campaign as the Knicks’ top frontcourt reserve, the power forward’s playing time was sporadic, then nonexistent in the playoffs.

It was a symptom of Tom Thibodeau never really trusting Achiuwa, an issue that went back to the 2023-24 season and carried over through a clunky reunion because cap restrictions compelled a re-signing for this past season.

Speaking to The Post last month, Achiuwa called it a learning experience while alluding to a midseason revelation.