The Kings will host a pre-draft workout with Kentucky point guard Brandon Knight at the team's practice facility Thursday.
It will be the first workout the Kings have hosted in preparation for the NBA draft on June 23.
The Kings pick seventh in the first round.
Knight was named to the All-Southeastern Conference first team as a freshman. He helped the Wildcats reach the NCAA Final Four, where Kentucky lost to eventual NCAA champion Connecticut.
Knight averaged 17.3 points, 4.2 assists and four rebounds in his only season for the Wildcats. If the Kings were able to select Knight, it would be the third consecutive year they would have used a first-round pick on a player coached by John Calipari in college.
The Kings selected Tyreke Evans in 2009 after one season under Calipari at the University of Memphis. Last year's pick, DeMarcus Cousins played one season under Calipari at Kentucky.
Point guard is one of the areas the Kings are looking to address either through the draft or free agency. The team has sought another ballhandler to go with Evans and Beno Udrih for some time.
Adding another ballhandler would free the Kings from having to rely on Evans and Udrih to run the offense.
The Kings also are expected to look at wing players with the hopes of solidifying the small forward position in the future.
San Diego State small forward Kawhi Leonard, one of the top wing players available, is expected to work out for the Kings.
Other guards the Kings could consider with the seventh pick include Connecticut's Kemba Walker and BYU's Jimmer Fredette.
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