C's home in on draftee: Ukraine star will strut stuff for Ainge & Co. NBA Notebook/by Steve Bulpett Friday, June 13, 2003 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - A week after departing the pre-draft camp in Chicago, the Celtics' band of traveling talent-testers will be in New Jersey today to check out a 6-foot-9 forward from Ukraine. Viktor Khryapa, a 20-year-old who played for CSKA in Moscow last season, will work out for the Celtics, Knicks, Spurs and Nets. Director of hoop operations Danny Ainge will lead a Boston contingent expected to include Jim O'Brien, Leo Papile and Chris Wallace. ``(Khryapa) had some visa problems, so he's had a tough time getting scheduled for workouts,'' said Ainge. ``But he's a guy we definitely want to see. He's a real possibility for us.'' Khryapa has most often been compared to Utah's Andrei Kirilenko. He's said to be a good athlete who can play both power forward and small forward. Yesterday the Celtics put Illinois forward Brian Cook through his paces back at their Waltham facility. Cook, the son of the Celtics' No. 1 draft pick in 1976, Norm Cook, was impressive. ``He was very interesting,'' said Ainge. ``He's a great, great shooter for a big man (6-10).'' Regarding Wednesday's workout by Luke Walton (son of Bill), Ainge said, ``I'm a fan. You can't really tell so much what he can do in a workout situation, but in five-on-five you can see he can play. He sees the floor and makes people better. ``I think he's going to play in the league.'' --

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