The New York Knicks eased a logjam...

The New York Knicks eased a logjam at guard by trading Hubert Davis to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for a first-round draft choice.

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Memphis center Lorenzen Wright, the Clippers’ top pick in last month’s NBA draft, had a small screw inserted into his right foot during a minor surgical procedure. Wright, the seventh player picked in the draft, broke a bone in the foot while jogging at the NBA pre-draft camp in Chicago. He is expected to resume training in three weeks.

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Former Kentucky guard and Final Four most valuable player Tony Delk, the 16th pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, signed a three-year contract with the Charlotte Hornets. Terms were not announced. . . . The Indiana Pacers signed first-round draft pick Erick Dampier to a three-year contract. . . . Robert Pack, a point guard who has missed chunks of the last two seasons because of knee injuries, reached an agreement with the New Jersey Nets on a multiyear contract. . . . Avery Curry, a guard who started 18 games as a sophomore at Florida State last season, will transfer to Nebraska and be eligible to play in 1997-98, Cornhusker basketball Coach Danny Nee said.

Jurisprudence

Anthony Mason, the former Knick forward traded to the Charlotte Hornets, was arrested when police broke up a dispute among a group of people on a Manhattan street corner at 2:40 a.m.

Mason, 29, was held on charges of assault, menacing, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Three officers were hurt slightly tangling with the 6-foot-7, 250-pound player.

Tennis

Top-seeded Thomas Muster defeated Emilio Sanchez of Spain, 6-3, 6-3, in the second round of the $435,000 Generali Open at Kitzbuhel, Austria.

Muster, whose victory took 71 minutes, will play Mariano Zabaleta of Argentina in the third round. Zabaleta advanced by defeating Spain’s Jordi Burillo, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6, after facing three match points in the final set.

Miscellany

Marco Antonio Barrera, who won the World Boxing Organization junior-featherweight title in March of 1995, will defend his crown against Jesse Magana on Sept. 14 at the Forum. . . . Freshman cornerback Dock Pollard and sophomore offensive tackle Pat Browning will miss games due to “conduct inappropriate for a Florida football player,” Coach Steve Spurrier said, declining to elaborate. . . . Five-time British Open champion Peter Thomson was selected to replace David Graham as captain of the International Team for the Presidents Cup golf tournament.